Chinese Shrew vs Disc Mayweed

Sorex sinalis compared with Matricaria discoidea

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Disc Mayweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Disc Mayweed
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	Matricaria
Species	Sorex sinalis	Matricaria discoidea

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Disc Mayweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Disc Mayweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Disc Mayweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.