Chinese Shrew Mole vs Early Buttercup

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Ranunculus fascicularis

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Early Buttercup is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Early Buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Talpidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Ranunculus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Ranunculus fascicularis

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Early Buttercup

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Early Buttercup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Early Buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.