Chinese Shrew vs plicate door snail

Sorex sinalis compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while plicate door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Soricidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Sorex	Macrogastra
Species	Sorex sinalis	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

plicate door snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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.