Chinese Shrew Mole vs Hook-Lobed Dandelion

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Taraxacum hamatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Hook-Lobed Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Uropsilus	Taraxacum
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Taraxacum hamatum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Hook-Lobed Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Hook-Lobed Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hook-Lobed Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.