Chinese Shrew Mole vs Mercuryweed

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Acalypha virginica

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Mercuryweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Mercuryweed
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	Acalypha
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Acalypha virginica

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mercuryweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Mercuryweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mercuryweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (United States).

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.