Chinese Shrew Mole vs Common Lazy Toad

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Oreolalax major

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Shrew Mole Common Lazy Toad
Kingdom same Animalia (สัตว์) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Amphibia (สัตว์สะเทินน้ำสะเทินบก)
Order Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น) Anura (อันดับกบ)
Family Talpidae Megophryidae
Genus Uropsilus Oreolalax
Species Uropsilus soricipes Oreolalax major

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew Mole and Common Lazy Toad share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Common Lazy Toad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Shrew Mole Common Lazy Toad
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Lazy Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.

Common Lazy Toad

The Common Lazy Toad (<em>Oreolalax major</em>) is an amphibian in the family Megophryidae, classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The species typically inhabits freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands, favoring cool, humid environments associated with mountain streams and adjacent riparian vegetation. As a member of the family Megophryidae, it is adapted to fast-flowing, clear mountain streams where larvae typically develop among leaf litter and gravel on the stream bed. The Common Lazy Toad is generally associated with the highland and montane zones of its range, relying on intact forest cover and unpolluted water bodies for reproduction and larval development. Its Least Concern status reflects an assessment of stable population trends, though like many amphibians it may be sensitive to changes in water quality, habitat loss, and emerging infectious diseases such as chytridiomycosis. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

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