Chinese Shrew Mole vs Lax Bluegrass

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Poa laxa

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Lax Bluegrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Lax Bluegrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Talpidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Uropsilus	Poa
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Poa laxa

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Lax Bluegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Lax Bluegrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lax Bluegrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

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.