Chinese Shrew vs Lesser Red-knotgrass

Sorex sinalis compared with Polygonum arenarium

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Lesser Red-knotgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Lesser Red-knotgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Sorex	Polygonum
Species	Sorex sinalis	Polygonum arenarium

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Red-knotgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Lesser Red-knotgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Red-knotgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (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.