Chinese Shrew Mole vs Leafless Ballart

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Exocarpos aphyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Leafless Ballart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Talpidae	Santalaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Exocarpos
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Exocarpos aphyllus

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Leafless Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Leafless Ballart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leafless Ballart

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.