Chinese Shrew vs Gillet's cherry-orange

Sorex sinalis compared with Citropsis gilletiana

Key Differences

  • Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Gillet's cherry-orange is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Shrew Gillet's cherry-orange
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 Citropsis
Species Sorex sinalis Citropsis gilletiana

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Gillet's cherry-orange

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Shrew Gillet's cherry-orange
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gillet's cherry-orange

Habitat

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

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.

Gillet's cherry-orange

No description available.

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