Chinese Shrew Mole vs Tree marigold

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Tithonia diversifolia

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Tree marigold is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Tree marigold
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Uropsilus	Tithonia
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Tithonia diversifolia

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Tree marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Tree marigold
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tree marigold

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (27 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (Spain), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.