Chinese Shrew Mole vs thyme broomrape

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Orobanche alba

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while thyme broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	thyme broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Orobanche
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Orobanche alba

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

thyme broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	thyme broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

thyme broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.