Chinese Shrew Mole vs river moss

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Fontinalis hypnoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	river moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Talpidae	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Fontinalis
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Fontinalis hypnoides

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

river moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	river moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

river moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.