Chinese Shrew Mole vs Flowering Currant

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Ribes sanguineum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Flowering Currant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Flowering Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Talpidae	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Ribes
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Ribes sanguineum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Flowering Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Flowering Currant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flowering Currant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.