Chinese Shrew Mole vs hollowroot

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Corydalis cava

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while hollowroot is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	hollowroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Talpidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Corydalis
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Corydalis cava

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

hollowroot

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	hollowroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hollowroot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.