Chinese Shrew Mole vs Orange Cup

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Melastiza cornubiensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Orange Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Talpidae	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Melastiza
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Melastiza cornubiensis

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Orange Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Orange Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.