Chinese Shrew Mole vs Leatherleaf Arrowwood

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Viburnum rhytidophyllum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Leatherleaf Arrowwood is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Leatherleaf Arrowwood
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 rhytidophyllum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Leatherleaf Arrowwood

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Leatherleaf Arrowwood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leatherleaf Arrowwood

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (16 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Ecuador).

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.