Chinese Mole Shrew vs Perodicticus calabarensis

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Arctocebus calabarensis

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Perodicticus calabarensis is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Perodicticus calabarensis
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	Lorisidae
Genus	Anourosorex	Arctocebus
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Arctocebus calabarensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Mole Shrew and Perodicticus calabarensis share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Perodicticus calabarensis

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Perodicticus calabarensis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Perodicticus calabarensis

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.