Chinese Shrew Mole vs Toothed dock

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Rumex dentatus

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Toothed dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Toothed dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Rumex
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Rumex dentatus

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Toothed dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Toothed dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toothed dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Pakistan, Qatar), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, Mexico, 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.