Inquisitive Shrew Mole vs Small-Leaved Blinks

Uropsilus investigator compared with Montia parvifolia

Key Differences

• Inquisitive Shrew Mole is Data Deficient while Small-Leaved Blinks is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Inquisitive Shrew Mole	Small-Leaved Blinks
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Montiaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Montia
Species	Uropsilus investigator	Montia parvifolia

Conservation Status

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Small-Leaved Blinks

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Inquisitive Shrew Mole	Small-Leaved Blinks
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small-Leaved Blinks

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United Kingdom.