Chinese Shrew Mole vs Taiga tick

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Taiga tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Talpidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Uropsilus	Ixodes
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Ixodes persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew Mole and Taiga tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Taiga tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

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.