Chinese Shrew Mole vs Large-leaved Myrtle

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Eugenia erythrophylla

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Large-leaved Myrtle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Large-leaved Myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Talpidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Eugenia
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Eugenia erythrophylla

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Large-leaved Myrtle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Large-leaved Myrtle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-leaved Myrtle

Habitat

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

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.