Blue Meadow Violet vs Gansu Shrew

Viola nephrophylla compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Blue Meadow Violet is Least Concern while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Meadow Violet	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Violaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Viola	Sorex
Species	Viola nephrophylla	Sorex cansulus

Conservation Status

Blue Meadow Violet

LC — Least Concern

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Meadow Violet	Gansu Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Meadow Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Meadow Violet

The Blue Meadow Violet (Viola nephrophylla) is a species in the genus Viola. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.