Chinese Shrew Mole vs River Maple

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Acer saccharinum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while River Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	River Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Talpidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Acer
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Acer saccharinum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

River Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	River Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Armenia), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

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.