Chinese Shrew vs Oriental asperula

Sorex sinalis compared with Asperula orientalis

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Oriental asperula is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Oriental asperula
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Soricidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Asperula
Species	Sorex sinalis	Asperula orientalis

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Oriental asperula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Oriental asperula
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental asperula

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (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.