Chinese Shrew Mole vs Thatching grass

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Talpidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Uropsilus	Hyparrhenia
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.