Inquisitive Shrew Mole vs Narrow-leafed Ash

Uropsilus investigator compared with Fraxinus angustifolia

Key Differences

• Inquisitive Shrew Mole is Data Deficient while Narrow-leafed Ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Inquisitive Shrew Mole	Narrow-leafed Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Fraxinus
Species	Uropsilus investigator	Fraxinus angustifolia

Conservation Status

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Narrow-leafed Ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Inquisitive Shrew Mole	Narrow-leafed Ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-leafed Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).