Chinese Shrew Mole vs Mintweed

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Salvia reflexa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Mintweed
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	Salvia
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Salvia reflexa

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mintweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mintweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (Japan), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.