Chinese Shrew vs Devil's horsewhip

Sorex sinalis compared with Achyranthes aspera

Key Differences

  • Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Devil's horsewhip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Shrew Devil's horsewhip
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Soricidae Amaranthaceae
Genus Sorex Achyranthes
Species Sorex sinalis Achyranthes aspera

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Devil's horsewhip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Shrew Devil's horsewhip
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's horsewhip

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Italy, Spain, United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

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.

Devil's horsewhip

No description available.

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