Chinese Shrew Mole vs Winged false buttonweed

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Spermacoce alata

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Winged false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Winged false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Talpidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Spermacoce
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Spermacoce alata

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Winged false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Winged false buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winged false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.