Chinese wingnut vs Giant Mole Shrew

Pterocarya stenoptera compared with Blarina brevicauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese wingnut	Giant Mole Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Juglandaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Pterocarya	Blarina
Species	Pterocarya stenoptera	Blarina brevicauda

Conservation Status

Chinese wingnut

LC — Least Concern

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese wingnut	Giant Mole Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese wingnut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), and North America (United States).

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Chinese wingnut

The Chinese Wingnut (Pterocarya stenoptera) is a species in the genus Pterocarya. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to India, Japan, South Africa, Spain, and Taiwan.