Chinese Shrew Mole vs German hedgenettle

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Stachys germanica

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while German hedgenettle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	German hedgenettle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Stachys
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Stachys germanica

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

German hedgenettle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	German hedgenettle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

German hedgenettle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.