Chinese Shrew Mole vs Native Walnut

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Endiandra limnophila

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Native Walnut is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Native Walnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Talpidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Endiandra
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Endiandra limnophila

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Native Walnut

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Native Walnut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Native Walnut

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.