Chinese Shrew vs Lesser Scalewort

Sorex sinalis compared with Frullania microphylla

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Lesser Scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Soricidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Sorex	Frullania
Species	Sorex sinalis	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Lesser Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.