Chinese Shrew Mole vs Malabar nut

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Justicia adhatoda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Malabar nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Justicia
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Justicia adhatoda

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Malabar nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Malabar nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malabar nut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (China, Cyprus, Taiwan) and Europe (Greece, Italy, Malta).

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.