Chinese Shrew Mole vs pignut

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Mesosphaerum
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.