Chinese Shrew Mole vs Orange Bow-moss

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Dicranodontium asperulum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Orange Bow-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Orange Bow-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Talpidae	Leucobryaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Dicranodontium
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Dicranodontium asperulum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Orange Bow-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Orange Bow-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Bow-moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.