Chinese Shrew Mole vs Horsetail

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Horsetail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Talpidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Equisetum
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.