Chinese Shrew Mole vs Pink Turtlehead

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Chelone lyonii

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Pink Turtlehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Pink Turtlehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Chelone
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Chelone lyonii

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Pink Turtlehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Pink Turtlehead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pink Turtlehead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden and 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.