Chinese Shrew Mole vs Shining geranium

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Geranium lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Shining geranium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Talpidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Geranium
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Geranium lucidum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Shining geranium

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Shining geranium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shining geranium

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.