Chinese Shrew Mole vs Rose Rust

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Phragmidium tuberculatum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Rose Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Rose Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Talpidae	Phragmidiaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Phragmidium
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Phragmidium tuberculatum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Rose Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Rose Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rose Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.