Chinese Shrew Mole vs Netted Mountain Moth

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Macaria carbonaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Shrew Mole Netted Mountain Moth
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Talpidae Geometridae
Genus Uropsilus Macaria
Species Uropsilus soricipes Macaria carbonaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Netted Mountain Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Shrew Mole Netted Mountain Moth
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Netted Mountain Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.

Netted Mountain Moth

No description available.

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