Chinese Shrew Mole vs Kirby's Dropwing

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Trithemis kirbyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Shrew Mole Kirby's Dropwing
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Talpidae Libellulidae
Genus Uropsilus Trithemis
Species Uropsilus soricipes Trithemis kirbyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew Mole and Kirby's Dropwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Kirby's Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Shrew Mole Kirby's Dropwing
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kirby's Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Kirby's Dropwing

No description available.

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