Chinese Shrew Mole vs gilo

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Solanum aethiopicum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while gilo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	gilo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Talpidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Solanum
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Solanum aethiopicum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

gilo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	gilo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

gilo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (Japan, Turkey, Yemen), Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Sweden), 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.