Chinese Shrew Mole vs white root-mealybug

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Rhizoecus albidus

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while white root-mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	white root-mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Talpidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Uropsilus	Rhizoecus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Rhizoecus albidus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew Mole and white root-mealybug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

white root-mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	white root-mealybug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white root-mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.