Bitter-Root vs Gansu Shrew

Apocynum androsaemifolium compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Bitter-Root is Not Evaluated while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter-Root	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Apocynaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Apocynum	Sorex
Species	Apocynum androsaemifolium	Sorex cansulus

Conservation Status

Bitter-Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter-Root	Gansu Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter-Root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter-Root

The Bitter-Root (Apocynum androsaemifolium) is a species in the genus Apocynum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.