Chinese Shrew Mole vs Long-legged fly

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Dolichopus plumitarsis

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Long-legged fly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Long-legged fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Talpidae	Dolichopodidae
Genus	Uropsilus	Dolichopus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Dolichopus plumitarsis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew Mole and Long-legged fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Long-legged fly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Long-legged fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-legged fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.