Chinese Shrew vs dusky thorn

Sorex sinalis compared with Ennomos fuscantaria

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while dusky thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	dusky thorn
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Geometridae
Genus	Sorex	Ennomos
Species	Sorex sinalis	Ennomos fuscantaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

dusky thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	dusky thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dusky thorn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.