Inquisitive Shrew Mole vs Three-Spotted Pink

Uropsilus investigator compared with Dianthus tripunctatus

Key Differences

• Inquisitive Shrew Mole is Data Deficient while Three-Spotted Pink is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Inquisitive Shrew Mole	Three-Spotted Pink
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Dianthus
Species	Uropsilus investigator	Dianthus tripunctatus

Conservation Status

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Three-Spotted Pink

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Inquisitive Shrew Mole	Three-Spotted Pink
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-Spotted Pink

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal and United States.