Chinese Shrew Mole vs Gray Birch

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Betula alleghaniensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Gray Birch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Talpidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Betula
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Betula alleghaniensis

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Gray Birch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Gray Birch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Birch

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Estonia, France, and United States.

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.