Chinese Shrew Mole vs Floating Sundew

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Drosera intermedia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Floating Sundew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Droseraceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Drosera
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Drosera intermedia

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Floating Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Floating Sundew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Sundew

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.