Chinese Shrew Mole vs Pheasant's-eye

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Adonis annua

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Pheasant's-eye is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Pheasant's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Talpidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Adonis
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Adonis annua

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pheasant's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (17 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.