Chinese Shrew vs Long-tailed Hopping Mouse

Sorex sinalis compared with Notomys longicaudatus

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Long-tailed Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Long-tailed Hopping Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sorex	Notomys
Species	Sorex sinalis	Notomys longicaudatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew and Long-tailed Hopping Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Long-tailed Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Long-tailed Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed Hopping Mouse

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.