Chinese Shrew Mole vs Peony

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Paeonia mascula

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Peony is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Peony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Talpidae	Paeoniaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Paeonia
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Paeonia mascula

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Peony

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Peony
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peony

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.