Chinese Shrew vs kob

Sorex sinalis compared with Kobus kob

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while kob is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	kob
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Soricidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Sorex	Kobus
Species	Sorex sinalis	Kobus kob

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew and kob share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

kob

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	kob
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

kob

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.