Chinese Shrew Mole vs Forest Num-num

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Carissa bispinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Talpidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Carissa
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Forest Num-num
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.