Chinese Shrew Mole vs Laurustinus

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Viburnum tinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Laurustinus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Talpidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Viburnum
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Viburnum tinus

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Laurustinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Laurustinus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Laurustinus

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.