Inquisitive Shrew Mole vs Western Pouncewort

Uropsilus investigator compared with Lejeunea lamacerina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Inquisitive Shrew Mole	Western Pouncewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Talpidae	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Lejeunea
Species	Uropsilus investigator	Lejeunea lamacerina

Conservation Status

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Western Pouncewort

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Inquisitive Shrew Mole	Western Pouncewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.