Chinese Shrew Mole vs Straw-coloured-headed Centaury

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Psephellus straminicephalus

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Straw-coloured-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Straw-coloured-headed Centaury
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	Psephellus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Psephellus straminicephalus

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Straw-coloured-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Straw-coloured-headed Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Straw-coloured-headed Centaury

Habitat

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

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.