Chinese Shrew Mole vs Thin-leaved Centaury

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Centaurea leptophylla

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Thin-leaved Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Thin-leaved Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Uropsilus	Centaurea
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Centaurea leptophylla

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Thin-leaved Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Thin-leaved Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thin-leaved Centaury

Habitat

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

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.