Chinese Shrew Mole vs Mountain Cherry

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Prunus prostrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Mountain Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Uropsilus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Prunus prostrata

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Mountain Cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cherry

Habitat

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

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.