Chinese Shrew Mole vs Mastic Thyme

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Thymus mastichina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Mastic Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Thymus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Mastic Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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

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.