Chinese Shrew vs Hairy-footed dunnart

Sorex sinalis compared with Sminthopsis hirtipes

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Hairy-footed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Hairy-footed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Soricidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Sorex	Sminthopsis
Species	Sorex sinalis	Sminthopsis hirtipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew and Hairy-footed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Hairy-footed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.