Chinese Shrew Mole vs marsh-elder

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Iva annua

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while marsh-elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	marsh-elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Uropsilus	Iva
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Iva annua

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

marsh-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	marsh-elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh-elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, and Sweden.

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.