Chinese Shrew Mole vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Talpidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Uropsilus	Urocitellus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Urocitellus undulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew Mole and Long-tailed Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.