Chinese Shrew vs Drummond's cinquefoil

Sorex sinalis compared with Potentilla drummondii

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Drummond's cinquefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Drummond's cinquefoil
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	Potentilla
Species	Sorex sinalis	Potentilla drummondii

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Drummond's cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Drummond's cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Drummond's cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.