Qu Yan vs Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Chiropodomys calamianensis

Key Differences

  • Qu Yan is Least Concern while Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Qu Yan Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom same Animalia (动物界) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索动物门) Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same Mammalia (哺乳動物) Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order Soricomorpha (鼩形目) Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family Talpidae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Uropsilus Chiropodomys
Species Uropsilus soricipes Chiropodomys calamianensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Qu Yan and Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Qu Yan

LC — Least Concern

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Qu Yan Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Qu Yan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Qu Yan

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.

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

No description available.

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