Chinese Shrew Mole vs Hidden-petaled Abutilon

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Abutilon eremitopetalum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Hidden-petaled Abutilon is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Hidden-petaled Abutilon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Talpidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Abutilon
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Abutilon eremitopetalum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Hidden-petaled Abutilon

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Hidden-petaled Abutilon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hidden-petaled Abutilon

Habitat

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

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.