Chinese Shrew Mole vs Red Leskea

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Orthothecium rufescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Red Leskea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Talpidae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Orthothecium
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Orthothecium rufescens

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Red Leskea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Leskea

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.