Chinese Shrew vs Douglas' spirea

Sorex sinalis compared with Spiraea douglasii

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Douglas' spirea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Douglas' spirea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Sorex	Spiraea
Species	Sorex sinalis	Spiraea douglasii

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Douglas' spirea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Douglas' spirea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Douglas' spirea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Armenia) and Europe (19 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.