Chinese Shrew Mole vs Slender Stonewort

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Nitella gracilis

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Slender Stonewort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Slender Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Talpidae	Characeae
Genus	Uropsilus	Nitella
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Nitella gracilis

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Slender Stonewort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Slender Stonewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.