Chinese Shrew Mole vs Slender-footed Robberfly

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Leptarthrus brevirostris

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Slender-footed Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Talpidae	Asilidae
Genus	Uropsilus	Leptarthrus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Leptarthrus brevirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew Mole and Slender-footed Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Slender-footed Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender-footed Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.