Chinese Shrew vs Chinese yarrow

Sorex sinalis compared with Achillea alpina

Key Differences

  • Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Chinese yarrow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Shrew Chinese yarrow
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Soricidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Sorex Achillea
Species Sorex sinalis Achillea alpina

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Chinese yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Shrew Chinese yarrow
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese yarrow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Chinese Shrew

The Chinese Shrew (Sorex sinalis) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.

Chinese yarrow

The Chinese Yarrow (Achillea alpina) is a species in the genus Achillea. Found in Norway.

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