Chinese Shrew Mole vs midnight-lady

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Harrisia pomanensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Shrew Mole midnight-lady
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Talpidae Cactaceae
Genus Uropsilus Harrisia
Species Uropsilus soricipes Harrisia pomanensis

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

midnight-lady

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Shrew Mole midnight-lady
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

midnight-lady

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Australia, India, Namibia, and South Africa.

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.

midnight-lady

No description available.

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