Chinese Shrew Mole vs Goa-bean

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Psophocarpus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.