Chinese Shrew Mole vs Ochre-styled Dandelion

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Taraxacum xanthostigma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Ochre-styled Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Uropsilus	Taraxacum
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Taraxacum xanthostigma

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Ochre-styled Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Ochre-styled Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ochre-styled Dandelion

Habitat

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

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.