Chinese Shrew Mole vs Nutmeg

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Talpidae	Myristicaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Myristica
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).

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.