Chinese Shrew vs Foxtail

Sorex sinalis compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Foxtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Sorex	Amaranthus
Species	Sorex sinalis	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.