Chinese Shrew Mole vs Red Balau

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Shorea guiso

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Talpidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Shorea
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Shorea guiso

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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

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.