Chinese Shrew Mole vs Mooncarrot

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Seseli libanotis

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Mooncarrot is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Mooncarrot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Talpidae	Apiaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Seseli
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Seseli libanotis

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mooncarrot

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mooncarrot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.