Chinese Shrew vs Forked Aster

Sorex sinalis compared with Eurybia furcata

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Forked Aster is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Forked Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sorex	Eurybia
Species	Sorex sinalis	Eurybia furcata

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Forked Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forked Aster

Habitat

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

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.