Buckeye-leafed Cassava vs Gansu Shrew

Manihot aesculifolia compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Buckeye-leafed Cassava is Least Concern while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Manihot	Sorex
Species	Manihot aesculifolia	Sorex cansulus

Conservation Status

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

LC — Least Concern

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Gansu Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

Habitat

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

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

The Buckeye-Leafed Cassava (Manihot aesculifolia) is a species in the genus Manihot. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.