Chinese Shrew Mole vs Pitaya

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Echinocereus enneacanthus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Pitaya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Echinocereus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Echinocereus enneacanthus

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Pitaya

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitaya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.