arrow worm vs Chinese Mole Shrew

Parasagitta elegans compared with Anourosorex squamipes

Key Differences

• arrow worm is Not Evaluated while Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow worm	Chinese Mole Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chaetognatha (arrow worms)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sagittoidea (Sagittoidea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Aphragmophora (Aphragmophora)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Sagittidae	Soricidae
Genus	Parasagitta	Anourosorex
Species	Parasagitta elegans	Anourosorex squamipes

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow worm and Chinese Mole Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

arrow worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow worm	Chinese Mole Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow worm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrow worm

The Arrow worm, Parasagitta elegans, is a species. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.