Chinese Shrew vs Scarce Maple Piercer

Sorex sinalis compared with Cydia inquinatana

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Scarce Maple Piercer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Scarce Maple Piercer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Sorex	Cydia
Species	Sorex sinalis	Cydia inquinatana

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew and Scarce Maple Piercer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Scarce Maple Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Scarce Maple Piercer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scarce Maple Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.