Chinese Shrew vs Long-tailed Marmot

Sorex sinalis compared with Marmota caudata

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Long-tailed Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Long-tailed Marmot
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sorex	Marmota
Species	Sorex sinalis	Marmota caudata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed Marmot

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.