Chinese Shrew Mole vs Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Chiropodomys pusillus

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Talpidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Uropsilus	Chiropodomys
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Chiropodomys pusillus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew Mole and Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

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.