Chinese Shrew Mole vs Long Skimmer

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Orthetrum trinacria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Long Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Talpidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Uropsilus	Orthetrum
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Orthetrum trinacria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Long Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Long Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.