Chinese Shrew vs Fringed rue

Sorex sinalis compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Soricidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Sorex	Ruta
Species	Sorex sinalis	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

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.