Chinese Shrew Mole vs iron-grass

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Spermacoce confusa

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while iron-grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	iron-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Talpidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Spermacoce
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Spermacoce confusa

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

iron-grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	iron-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

iron-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Timor-Leste.

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.