Chinese Shrew Mole vs Yellow Shadow Ant

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Lasius umbratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Shrew Mole Yellow Shadow Ant
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Talpidae Formicidae
Genus Uropsilus Lasius
Species Uropsilus soricipes Lasius umbratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew Mole and Yellow Shadow Ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Shadow Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Shrew Mole Yellow Shadow Ant
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Shadow Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.

Yellow Shadow Ant

No description available.

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