Chinese Shrew Mole vs small notchwort

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Lophozia ascendens

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while small notchwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	small notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Talpidae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Lophozia
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Lophozia ascendens

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

small notchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	small notchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small notchwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.