Chinese Shrew Mole vs greater broomrape

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Orobanche rapum-genistae

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while greater broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	greater broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Orobanche
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Orobanche rapum-genistae

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

greater broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	greater broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

greater broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.