Chinese Shrew Mole vs Squirrel Corn

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Talpidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Dicentra
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Squirrel Corn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.