Chinese Shrew Mole vs Dark Roller

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Ancylis upupana

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Dark Roller is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Dark Roller
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Talpidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Uropsilus	Ancylis
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Ancylis upupana

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew Mole and Dark Roller share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Dark Roller

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Dark Roller
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dark Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.