Inquisitive Shrew Mole vs Northern Button

Uropsilus investigator compared with Acleris lipsiana

Key Differences

• Inquisitive Shrew Mole is Data Deficient while Northern Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Inquisitive Shrew Mole	Northern Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Talpidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Uropsilus	Acleris
Species	Uropsilus investigator	Acleris lipsiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Inquisitive Shrew Mole and Northern Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Inquisitive Shrew Mole	Northern Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.