Chinese Shrew Mole vs Simpleleaf chastetree

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Vitex trifolia

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Simpleleaf chastetree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Simpleleaf chastetree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Vitex
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Vitex trifolia

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Simpleleaf chastetree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Simpleleaf chastetree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Simpleleaf chastetree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Georgia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga).

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.