Button-Willow vs Gansu Shrew

Cephalanthus occidentalis compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Button-Willow is Least Concern while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button-Willow	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Rubiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cephalanthus	Sorex
Species	Cephalanthus occidentalis	Sorex cansulus

Conservation Status

Button-Willow

LC — Least Concern

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button-Willow	Gansu Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button-Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button-Willow

The Button-Willow (Cephalanthus occidentalis) is a species in the genus Cephalanthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.