Chinese Shrew Mole vs Emilia s Gracile Opossum

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Gracilinanus emiliae

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Emilia s Gracile Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Emilia s Gracile Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Talpidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Uropsilus	Gracilinanus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Gracilinanus emiliae

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew Mole and Emilia s Gracile Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Emilia s Gracile Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Emilia s Gracile Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Emilia s Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.