Chinese Shrew Mole vs Pineland False Buttonweed

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Spermacoce tetraquetra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Pineland False Buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Talpidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Spermacoce
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Spermacoce tetraquetra

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Pineland False Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Pineland False Buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pineland False Buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil 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.