Chinese Shrew vs Downy Lettuce

Sorex sinalis compared with Lactuca hirsuta

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Downy Lettuce
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	Lactuca
Species	Sorex sinalis	Lactuca hirsuta

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Downy Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.