Chinese Shrew Mole vs Fire-fronted Serin

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Serinus pusillus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Fire-fronted Serin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Talpidae	Fringillidae
Genus	Uropsilus	Serinus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Serinus pusillus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew Mole and Fire-fronted Serin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Fire-fronted Serin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Fire-fronted Serin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fire-fronted Serin

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.