Chinese Shrew vs Pengua

Sorex sinalis compared with Macaranga mappa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Pengua
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Macaranga
Species	Sorex sinalis	Macaranga mappa

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Pengua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pengua

Habitat

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

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.