Chinese Shrew Mole vs limestone fern

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Talpidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.