Chinese Shrew Mole vs Hooked Dock

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Rumex brownii

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Hooked Dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Hooked Dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Rumex
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Rumex brownii

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Hooked Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Hooked Dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hooked Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.