Chinese Shrew Mole vs Matted sandmat

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Euphorbia serpens

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Matted sandmat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Matted sandmat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Talpidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Euphorbia
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Euphorbia serpens

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Matted sandmat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Matted sandmat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Matted sandmat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.