Chinese Shrew Mole vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Talpidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Urocystis
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	False Oat-Grass Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Oat-Grass Smut

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.