Chinese Mole Shrew vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Soricidae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Anourosorex	Lepilemur
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Mole Shrew and Gray’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

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.