Chinese Shrew vs Low Rough Aster

Sorex sinalis compared with Eurybia radula

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Low Rough Aster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Low Rough Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sorex	Eurybia
Species	Sorex sinalis	Eurybia radula

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Low Rough Aster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Low Rough Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Low Rough Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and 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.