Chinese Shrew Mole vs Oriental Beech

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Fagus orientalis

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Oriental Beech is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Oriental Beech

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental Beech

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.