Chinese Shrew Mole vs Waterbush

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Myoporum montanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Waterbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Myoporum
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Myoporum montanum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Waterbush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Waterbush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waterbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Namibia and South Africa.

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.