Chinese Shrew vs Oily Pectis

Sorex sinalis compared with Pectis tenuifolia

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Oily Pectis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Oily Pectis
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	Pectis
Species	Sorex sinalis	Pectis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Oily Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Oily Pectis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oily Pectis

Habitat

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

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.