Chinese Shrew Mole vs Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Hemitriccus orbitatus

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Talpidae	Tyrannidae
Genus	Uropsilus	Hemitriccus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Hemitriccus orbitatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew Mole and Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.