Chinese Shrew Mole vs pitted-bluegrass

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Bothriochloa decipiens

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while pitted-bluegrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	pitted-bluegrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Talpidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Uropsilus	Bothriochloa
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Bothriochloa decipiens

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

pitted-bluegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	pitted-bluegrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pitted-bluegrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.