Chinese Shrew Mole vs Light Red Meranti

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Talpidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Shorea
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Light Red Meranti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Light Red Meranti

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.