Chinese Shrew Mole vs Dwarf eelgrass

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Zostera japonica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Dwarf eelgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Talpidae	Zosteraceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Zostera
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Zostera japonica

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf eelgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Dwarf eelgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf eelgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Laos, Norway, Taiwan, and 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.