Chinese Shrew vs Furrow Orbweaver

Sorex sinalis compared with Larinioides cornutus

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Furrow Orbweaver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Furrow Orbweaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Soricidae	Araneidae
Genus	Sorex	Larinioides
Species	Sorex sinalis	Larinioides cornutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew and Furrow Orbweaver share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Furrow Orbweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Furrow Orbweaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Furrow Orbweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.