Inquisitive Shrew Mole vs Small Cow-Wheat

Uropsilus investigator compared with Melampyrum sylvaticum

Key Differences

• Inquisitive Shrew Mole is Data Deficient while Small Cow-Wheat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Inquisitive Shrew Mole	Small Cow-Wheat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Melampyrum
Species	Uropsilus investigator	Melampyrum sylvaticum

Conservation Status

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Small Cow-Wheat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Inquisitive Shrew Mole	Small Cow-Wheat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Cow-Wheat

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.