Chinese Mole Shrew vs Gansu Shrew

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

  • Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Mole Shrew Gansu Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (حيوانات) Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same Chordata (حبليات) Chordata (حبليات)
Class same Mammalia (ثدييات) Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order same Soricomorpha (زبابيات الشكل) Soricomorpha (زبابيات الشكل)
Family same Soricidae Soricidae
Genus Anourosorex Sorex
Species Anourosorex squamipes Sorex cansulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Mole Shrew and Gansu Shrew share a common ancestor at the Family level: Soricidae.

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Mole Shrew Gansu Shrew
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Mole Shrew

The Chinese Mole Shrew (Anourosorex squamipes) is a species in the genus Anourosorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Gansu Shrew

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia