Chinese Shrew Mole vs Pith Plant

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Aeschynomene aspera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Pith Plant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Aeschynomene
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Aeschynomene aspera

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Pith Plant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Pith Plant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pith Plant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Madagascar.

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.