Chinese Shrew vs Least Evening-Primrose

Sorex sinalis compared with Oenothera parviflora

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Least Evening-Primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Least Evening-Primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Soricidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Sorex	Oenothera
Species	Sorex sinalis	Oenothera parviflora

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Least Evening-Primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Least Evening-Primrose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least Evening-Primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (China, Japan), Europe (20 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.