Chinese Shrew Mole vs Rough Stonewort

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Chara aspera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Rough Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Talpidae	Characeae
Genus	Uropsilus	Chara
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Chara aspera

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Rough Stonewort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Stonewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.