Chinese Shrew Mole vs Slender Russian-Thistle

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Salsola collina

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Slender Russian-Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Slender Russian-Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Salsola
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Salsola collina

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Slender Russian-Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Slender Russian-Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Russian-Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 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.