Chinese Shrew Mole vs Short-leaf Spiderhead

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Serruria roxburghii

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Short-leaf Spiderhead is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Short-leaf Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Talpidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Serruria
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Serruria roxburghii

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Short-leaf Spiderhead

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Short-leaf Spiderhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-leaf Spiderhead

Habitat

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

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.