Chinese Shrew Mole vs pepper-elder

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Piper amalago

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while pepper-elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	pepper-elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Talpidae	Piperaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Piper
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Piper amalago

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

pepper-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	pepper-elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pepper-elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.