Chinese Shrew Mole vs Illawarra Flame Tree

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Brachychiton acerifolius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Illawarra Flame Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Talpidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Brachychiton
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Brachychiton acerifolius

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Illawarra Flame Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Illawarra Flame Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Illawarra Flame Tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Botswana, India, and Taiwan.

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.