brown lemming vs Chinese Shrew

Lemmus trimucronatus compared with Sorex sinalis

Key Differences

• brown lemming is Least Concern while Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown lemming	Chinese Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cricetidae	Soricidae
Genus	Lemmus	Sorex
Species	Lemmus trimucronatus	Sorex sinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

brown lemming and Chinese Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

brown lemming

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown lemming	Chinese Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

brown lemming

The Brown Lemming (Lemmus trimucronatus) is a species in the genus Lemmus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.