Chinese Shrew vs Mottled Darner

Sorex sinalis compared with Aeshna clepsydra

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Mottled Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Mottled Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Sorex	Aeshna
Species	Sorex sinalis	Aeshna clepsydra

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew and Mottled Darner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Mottled Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Mottled Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mottled Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.