Chinese Shrew Mole vs Funck's Rustwort

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Marsupella funckii

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Funck's Rustwort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Funck's Rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Talpidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Marsupella
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Marsupella funckii

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Funck's Rustwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Funck's Rustwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Funck's Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.