Chinese Shrew Mole vs Vine Maple

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Acer circinatum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Vine Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Vine Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Talpidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Acer
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Acer circinatum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Vine Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Vine Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vine Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.