Chinese Shrew Mole vs Pouch Cup

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Peziza saccardoana

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Pouch Cup is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Pouch Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Talpidae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Peziza
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Peziza saccardoana

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Pouch Cup

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Pouch Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pouch Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.