Autumn Crocus vs Chinese Shrew

Colchicum autumnale compared with Sorex sinalis

Key Differences

• Autumn Crocus is Least Concern while Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Crocus	Chinese Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Colchicaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Colchicum	Sorex
Species	Colchicum autumnale	Sorex sinalis

Conservation Status

Autumn Crocus

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Crocus	Chinese Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Crocus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Autumn Crocus

The Autumn Crocus (Colchicum autumnale) is a species in the genus Colchicum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Chinese Shrew

The Chinese Shrew (Sorex sinalis) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.