Chinese Shrew Mole vs spring groundsel

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Senecio vernalis

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while spring groundsel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	spring groundsel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Uropsilus	Senecio
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Senecio vernalis

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

spring groundsel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	spring groundsel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spring groundsel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Uzbekistan), Europe (22 countries), and South America (Ecuador).

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.