Chinese Mole Shrew vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Sorex roboratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Mole Shrew Flat-skulled Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family same Soricidae Soricidae
Genus Anourosorex Sorex
Species Anourosorex squamipes Sorex roboratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Mole Shrew and Flat-skulled Shrew share a common ancestor at the Family level: Soricidae.

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Mole Shrew Flat-skulled Shrew
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Mole Shrew

The Chinese Mole Shrew (Anourosorex squamipes) is a species in the genus Anourosorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Flat-skulled Shrew

No description available.

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