Chinese Shrew vs Herb Robert

Sorex sinalis compared with Geranium robertianum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Herb Robert is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Herb Robert
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Soricidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Sorex	Geranium
Species	Sorex sinalis	Geranium robertianum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Herb Robert

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Herb Robert
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Herb Robert

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile).

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.