Chinese Shrew vs Rough Bedstraw

Sorex sinalis compared with Galium asprellum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Rough Bedstraw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Rough Bedstraw
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	Galium
Species	Sorex sinalis	Galium asprellum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Rough Bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Rough Bedstraw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.