Chinese Shrew Mole vs Murex

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Medicago murex

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Murex is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Murex
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Medicago
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Medicago murex

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Murex

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Murex

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.