Chinese Shrew Mole vs White Chilte

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while White Chilte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	White Chilte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Talpidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Cnidoscolus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

White Chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	White Chilte
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Chilte

Habitat

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

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.