Chinese Shrew Mole vs Siberian polypody

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Polypodium sibiricum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Siberian polypody is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Siberian polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Talpidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Polypodium
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Polypodium sibiricum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Siberian polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Siberian polypody
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Siberian polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.