Chinese Shrew vs Malayan-sword

Sorex sinalis compared with Aglaonema simplex

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Malayan-sword is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Malayan-sword
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Soricidae	Araceae
Genus	Sorex	Aglaonema
Species	Sorex sinalis	Aglaonema simplex

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Malayan-sword

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Malayan-sword
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan-sword

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.