Chinese Shrew Mole vs Jack bean

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Canavalia ensiformis

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Jack bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Jack bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Canavalia
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Canavalia ensiformis

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Jack bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Jack bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jack bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

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.