balsam vs Chinese Shrew

Impatiens noli-tangere compared with Sorex sinalis

Key Differences

• balsam is Least Concern while Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	balsam	Chinese Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Balsaminaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Impatiens	Sorex
Species	Impatiens noli-tangere	Sorex sinalis

Conservation Status

balsam

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	balsam	Chinese Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

balsam

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

balsam

The Balsam (Impatiens noli-tangere) is a species in the genus Impatiens. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.