Chinese Shrew vs May River Red

Sorex sinalis compared with Dendrobium lasianthera

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while May River Red is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	May River Red
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Soricidae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Sorex	Dendrobium
Species	Sorex sinalis	Dendrobium lasianthera

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

May River Red

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	May River Red
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

May River Red

Habitat

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

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.