Chinese Shrew vs Indian Pea

Sorex sinalis compared with Lathyrus sativus

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Indian Pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Indian Pea
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	Lathyrus
Species	Sorex sinalis	Lathyrus sativus

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Indian Pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Indian Pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola), Asia (5 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

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.