Chinese Shrew Mole vs Flat Wrack

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Talpidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Fucus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Flat Wrack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 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.