Chinese Shrew vs Fat-tailed Jird

Sorex sinalis compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sorex	Pachyuromys
Species	Sorex sinalis	Pachyuromys duprasi

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew and Fat-tailed Jird share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Fat-tailed Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.