Chinese Shrew Mole vs Runner Bean

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Phaseolus coccineus

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Runner Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Runner Bean
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	Phaseolus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Phaseolus coccineus

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Runner Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Runner Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Runner Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.