Chinese Shrew Mole vs Jumping cholla

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Cylindropuntia fulgida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Jumping cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Cylindropuntia
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Cylindropuntia fulgida

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Jumping cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Jumping cholla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jumping cholla

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, South Africa, United States, and Zimbabwe.

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.