Chinese Shrew vs Red melastome

Sorex sinalis compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Red melastome is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Soricidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Sorex	Melastoma
Species	Sorex sinalis	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Red melastome
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red melastome

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.