Chinese Shrew Mole vs Notched Firefly

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Pyractomena sinuata

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Notched Firefly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Notched Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Talpidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Uropsilus	Pyractomena
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Pyractomena sinuata

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew Mole and Notched Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Notched Firefly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Notched Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Notched Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.