Chinese Shrew Mole vs Western Hawkweed

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Hieracium stenopholidium

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Western Hawkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Western Hawkweed
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	Hieracium
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Hieracium stenopholidium

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Western Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Western Hawkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland and Norway.

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.