Chinese Shrew vs Extra-striped Snaketail

Sorex sinalis compared with Ophiogomphus anomalus

Key Differences

  • Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Extra-striped Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Shrew Extra-striped Snaketail
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Soricidae Gomphidae
Genus Sorex Ophiogomphus
Species Sorex sinalis Ophiogomphus anomalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew and Extra-striped Snaketail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Extra-striped Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Shrew Extra-striped Snaketail
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Extra-striped Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Extra-striped Snaketail

No description available.

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