Chinese Shrew Mole vs Gold birch midget

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Phyllonorycter cavella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Gold birch midget
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Talpidae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Uropsilus	Phyllonorycter
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Phyllonorycter cavella

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew Mole and Gold birch midget share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Gold birch midget

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Gold birch midget
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gold birch midget

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (5 countries).

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.