Chinese Shrew vs Stinking willie

Sorex sinalis compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Key Differences

  • Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Stinking willie is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Shrew Stinking willie
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Soricidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Sorex Jacobaea
Species Sorex sinalis Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Shrew Stinking willie
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.

Stinking willie

No description available.

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