Chinese Shrew Mole vs Goatgrass

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Aegilops peregrina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Goatgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Talpidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Uropsilus	Aegilops
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Aegilops peregrina

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Goatgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goatgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.