Chinese Shrew Mole vs Pomelo

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Citrus maxima

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Pomelo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Pomelo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Talpidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Citrus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Citrus maxima

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Pomelo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pomelo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Laos, Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.