Chinese Shrew Mole vs Nesselseide

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Nesselseide
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)
Family	Talpidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Cuscuta
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Nesselseide

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Nesselseide
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nesselseide

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Chinese Shrew Mole

The Chinese Shrew Mole (Uropsilus soricipes) is a species in the genus Uropsilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.