bluff cinquefoil vs Gansu Shrew

Potentilla arenosa compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• bluff cinquefoil is Near Threatened while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bluff cinquefoil	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Potentilla	Sorex
Species	Potentilla arenosa	Sorex cansulus

Conservation Status

bluff cinquefoil

NT — Near Threatened

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bluff cinquefoil	Gansu Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bluff cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bluff cinquefoil

The Bluff cinquefoil (Potentilla arenosa) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.