Ankle Thorn vs Chinese Shrew

Vachellia robusta compared with Sorex sinalis

Key Differences

Ankle Thorn is Least Concern while Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ankle Thorn	Chinese Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Vachellia	Sorex
Species	Vachellia robusta	Sorex sinalis

Conservation Status

Ankle Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ankle Thorn	Chinese Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ankle Thorn

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in India.

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ankle Thorn

The Ankle Thorn (Vachellia robusta) is a species in the genus Vachellia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.