Chinese Shrew Mole vs owl's-eye

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Mammillaria parkinsonii

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while owl's-eye is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	owl's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Mammillaria
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Mammillaria parkinsonii

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

owl's-eye

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	owl's-eye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

owl's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.