Chinese Shrew vs Forest Num-num

Sorex sinalis compared with Carissa bispinosa

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Forest Num-num is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Soricidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Sorex	Carissa
Species	Sorex sinalis	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Forest Num-num
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.