Chinese Shrew Mole vs Rough clover

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Trifolium scabrum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Rough clover is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Rough clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Trifolium
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Trifolium scabrum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Rough clover

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Rough clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.