Chinese Shrew Mole vs Murray Plum

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Prunus murrayana

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Murray Plum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Murray Plum
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 murrayana

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Murray Plum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Murray Plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Murray Plum

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.