Chinese Shrew Mole vs White Star Apple

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Gambeya albida

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while White Star Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	White Star Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Talpidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Gambeya
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	White Star Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.