Chinese Shrew vs Furrowed Melilot

Sorex sinalis compared with Melilotus sulcatus

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Furrowed Melilot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Furrowed Melilot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sorex	Melilotus
Species	Sorex sinalis	Melilotus sulcatus

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Furrowed Melilot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Furrowed Melilot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Furrowed Melilot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries) and North America (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.