Chinese Shrew Mole vs girdled snail

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Hygromia cinctella

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while girdled snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	girdled snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Talpidae	Hygromiidae
Genus	Uropsilus	Hygromia
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Hygromia cinctella

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew Mole and girdled snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

girdled snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	girdled snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

girdled snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (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.