Chinese Shrew Mole vs Downy Oak

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Quercus pubescens

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Downy Oak is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Downy Oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Talpidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Uropsilus	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Quercus pubescens

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Downy Oak

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Downy Oak
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Oak

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

Chinese Shrew Mole

The Chinese Shrew Mole (Uropsilus soricipes) is a species in the genus Uropsilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.