Chinese Shrew Mole vs Touch-me-not

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Melianthus comosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Touch-me-not
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Talpidae	Melianthaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Melianthus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Melianthus comosus

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Touch-me-not

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Touch-me-not
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Touch-me-not

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Spain.

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.