Chinese Shrew Mole vs Highwater Grass

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Sporobolus pumilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Highwater Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Talpidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Uropsilus	Sporobolus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Sporobolus pumilus

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Highwater Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Highwater Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Highwater Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and United States.

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.