Chinese Shrew Mole vs Groove-faced Mining Bee

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Andrena angustior

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Groove-faced Mining Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Groove-faced Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Talpidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Uropsilus	Andrena
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Andrena angustior

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew Mole and Groove-faced Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Groove-faced Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Groove-faced Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Groove-faced Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

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.