Chinese Shrew vs Rusty Snaketail

Sorex sinalis compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Rusty Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Sorex	Ophiogomphus
Species	Sorex sinalis	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew and Rusty Snaketail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Rusty Snaketail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.