Chinese Shrew Mole vs Prickly Coontail

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Ceratophyllum
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.