Chinese Shrew Mole vs Slingshot

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Tabernaemontana laurifolia

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Slingshot is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Slingshot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Talpidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Tabernaemontana
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Tabernaemontana laurifolia

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Slingshot

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Slingshot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slingshot

Habitat

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

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.