Chinese Shrew vs Dingy Dowd

Sorex sinalis compared with Blastobasis adustella

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Dingy Dowd is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Dingy Dowd
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Blastobasidae
Genus	Sorex	Blastobasis
Species	Sorex sinalis	Blastobasis adustella

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew and Dingy Dowd share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Dingy Dowd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Dingy Dowd
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dingy Dowd

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.