Chinese elm vs Gansu Shrew

Ulmus parvifolia compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Chinese elm is Least Concern while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese elm	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	Ulmaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Ulmus	Sorex
Species	Ulmus parvifolia	Sorex cansulus

Conservation Status

Chinese elm

LC — Least Concern

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese elm	Gansu Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese elm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese elm

The Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) is a species in the genus Ulmus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Australia, Canada, Eswatini, South Africa, and Taiwan.