Chinese Shrew vs dooryard sowbug

Sorex sinalis compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Soricidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Sorex	Porcellio
Species	Sorex sinalis	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.