Chinese Shrew Mole vs Thrips

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Talpidae	Thripidae
Genus	Uropsilus	Aptinothrips
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.