Chinese Shrew Mole vs Mountain Sandman

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Spialia spio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Mountain Sandman
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Talpidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Uropsilus	Spialia
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Spialia spio

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew Mole and Mountain Sandman share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Sandman

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Sandman

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.