Chinese Shrew Mole vs root-eating beetle

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Shrew Mole root-eating beetle
Kingdom same Animalia (สัตว์) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Insecta (แมลง)
Order Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น) Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)
Family Talpidae Monotomidae
Genus Uropsilus Rhizophagus
Species Uropsilus soricipes Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew Mole and root-eating beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

root-eating beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Shrew Mole root-eating beetle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

root-eating beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.

root-eating beetle

No description available.

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