Chinese Shrew Mole vs Hard Pine

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Pinus rigida

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Hard Pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Hard Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Uropsilus	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Pinus rigida

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Hard Pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Hard Pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hard Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.