Chinese Shrew vs Stinkgrass

Sorex sinalis compared with Eragrostis cilianensis

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Stinkgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Stinkgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sorex	Eragrostis
Species	Sorex sinalis	Eragrostis cilianensis

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Stinkgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Stinkgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinkgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (Georgia, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Europe (19 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (5 countries).

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.