Chinese Shrew Mole vs parrot's-flower

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Heliconia psittacorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	parrot's-flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Talpidae	Heliconiaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Heliconia
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Heliconia psittacorum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

parrot's-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	parrot's-flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

parrot's-flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Saint Kitts and Nevis), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.