Wildlifeof China
Chinese Shrew Mole
Pangolins, Treeshrews, Shrews & Gymnures
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Uropsilus soricipes
Basic stats
Diet
Earthworms, insects and other small invertebrates
Habitat
Moist montane forest and dense ground vegetation
Range
Central and southwestern China
Size
Approximately 7–10cm head-and-body length
The Chinese shrew mole is a small, slender mole with a long pointed snout, visible external ears, a long tail and forefeet that are much less enlarged than those of fully subterranean moles. It occurs in central and southwestern China. (Wikipedia, general species account)
It inhabits moist montane forest and dense ground vegetation, travelling through leaf litter and shallow soil rather than remaining in deep tunnels. Earthworms, insects and other small invertebrates form its diet. Its body plan reflects an intermediate lifestyle between surface-foraging shrews and highly specialized digging moles. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Chinese Shrew Mole eat?
- Earthworms, insects and other small invertebrates
- What habitat does the Chinese Shrew Mole live in?
- Moist montane forest and dense ground vegetation
- Where is the Chinese Shrew Mole found?
- Central and southwestern China
- How big is the Chinese Shrew Mole?
- Approximately 7–10cm head-and-body length