Chinese Shrew Mole vs West Indies cherry

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Prunus myrtifolia

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while West Indies cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	West Indies cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Uropsilus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Prunus myrtifolia

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

West Indies cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	West Indies cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

West Indies cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.