Chinese Shrew Mole vs Moth Mullein

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Verbascum blattaria

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Moth Mullein is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Moth Mullein
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Verbascum
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Verbascum blattaria

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Moth Mullein

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Moth Mullein
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moth Mullein

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). 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.