Chinese Shrew Mole vs sensitive joint-vetch

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Aeschynomene virginica

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while sensitive joint-vetch is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	sensitive joint-vetch
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	Aeschynomene
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Aeschynomene virginica

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

sensitive joint-vetch

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	sensitive joint-vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sensitive joint-vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and Japan.

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.