Chinese Shrew Mole vs Cassie

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Senna obtusifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Shrew Mole Cassie
Kingdom Animalia (animal) Plantae (plante)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mammifères) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Talpidae Fabaceae
Genus Uropsilus Senna
Species Uropsilus soricipes Senna obtusifolia

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Cassie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Shrew Mole Cassie
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cassie

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Cassie

No description available.

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