Inquisitive Shrew Mole vs Prickly Heath

Uropsilus investigator compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Inquisitive Shrew Mole is Data Deficient while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Inquisitive Shrew Mole	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Talpidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Gaultheria
Species	Uropsilus investigator	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Inquisitive Shrew Mole	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.