Chinese Shrew Mole vs Mountain Saffron

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Solorina crocea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Talpidae	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Solorina
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.