Chinese Shrew vs Tan Ear

Sorex sinalis compared with Otidea alutacea

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Tan Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Tan Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Sorex	Otidea
Species	Sorex sinalis	Otidea alutacea

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Tan Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Tan Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tan Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.