Chinese Shrew vs Narrow-leafed Ash

Sorex sinalis compared with Fraxinus angustifolia

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Narrow-leafed Ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Narrow-leafed Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Sorex	Fraxinus
Species	Sorex sinalis	Fraxinus angustifolia

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Narrow-leafed Ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Narrow-leafed Ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-leafed Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.