Chinese Shrew Mole vs lettered cone

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Conus litteratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	lettered cone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family	Talpidae	Conidae
Genus	Uropsilus	Conus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Conus litteratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew Mole and lettered cone share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

lettered cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	lettered cone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lettered cone

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (Norway).

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.