Chinese Shrew Mole vs Spiny Threadwort

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Cephaloziella spinigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Spiny Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Talpidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Cephaloziella
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Cephaloziella spinigera

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Spiny Threadwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiny Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.