Chinese Shrew Mole vs Dwarf Cherry

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Prunus pumila

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Dwarf Cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Dwarf Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Uropsilus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Prunus pumila

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Dwarf Cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belarus, Norway, Sweden, and 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.