Chinese Shrew Mole vs wire crabgrass

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Digitaria longiflora

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while wire crabgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	wire crabgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Talpidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Uropsilus	Digitaria
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Digitaria longiflora

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

wire crabgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	wire crabgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wire crabgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia), and South America (4 countries).

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.