Chinese Shrew Mole vs Rat tail grass

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Sporobolus elongatus

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Rat tail grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Rat tail grass
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	Sporobolus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Sporobolus elongatus

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Rat tail grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Rat tail grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rat tail grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu).

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.