Chinese Shrew Mole vs Oriental alder

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Alnus orientalis

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Oriental alder is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Oriental alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Talpidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Alnus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Alnus orientalis

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Oriental alder

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Oriental alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental alder

Habitat

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

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.