Beautiful Brocade vs Gansu Shrew

Lacanobia contigua compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Beautiful Brocade is Least Concern while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Brocade	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Noctuidae	Soricidae
Genus	Lacanobia	Sorex
Species	Lacanobia contigua	Sorex cansulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Brocade and Gansu Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Brocade

LC — Least Concern

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Brocade	Gansu Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Brocade

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beautiful Brocade

The Beautiful Brocade (Lacanobia contigua) is a species in the genus Lacanobia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.