Chinese Shrew Mole vs Gum-elemi

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Bursera simaruba

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Gum-elemi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Talpidae	Burseraceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Bursera
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Bursera simaruba

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Gum-elemi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gum-elemi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.