Chinese Shrew Mole vs flax

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Linum narbonense

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Talpidae	Linaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Linum
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Linum narbonense

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flax

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across France, Portugal, and Switzerland.

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.