Chinese Shrew Mole vs Splitlip hempnettle

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Galeopsis bifida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Splitlip hempnettle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Galeopsis
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Galeopsis bifida

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Splitlip hempnettle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Splitlip hempnettle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splitlip hempnettle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 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.