Chinese Shrew vs Fused Tooth

Sorex sinalis compared with Phellodon confluens

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Fused Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Fused Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Soricidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Sorex	Phellodon
Species	Sorex sinalis	Phellodon confluens

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Fused Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fused Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.