Chinese Shrew Mole vs Duckwheat

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Fagopyrum tataricum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Duckwheat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Duckwheat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Fagopyrum
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Fagopyrum tataricum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Duckwheat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Duckwheat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Duckwheat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (26 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.