Chinese Shrew vs Small Suncup

Sorex sinalis compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Small Suncup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Soricidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Sorex	Aspidonepsis
Species	Sorex sinalis	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Small Suncup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Suncup

Habitat

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

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.