Chinese Shrew Mole vs Nightshade

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Solanum umbellatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Talpidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Solanum
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Solanum umbellatum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Nightshade

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, and United States.

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.