Chinese Shrew Mole vs Elephant Apple

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Talpidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Dillenia
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.