Chinese Shrew vs Pectis

Sorex sinalis compared with Pectis subsquarrosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	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 subsquarrosa

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.