Calamus vs Gansu Shrew

Acorus calamus compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Calamus is Least Concern while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Acoraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Acorus	Sorex
Species	Acorus calamus	Sorex cansulus

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Gansu Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Calamus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Calamus

The Calamus (Acorus calamus) is a species in the genus Acorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.