Chinese Shrew vs Thomas's Rope Squirrel

Sorex sinalis compared with Funisciurus anerythrus

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Thomas's Rope Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Thomas's Rope Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sorex	Funisciurus
Species	Sorex sinalis	Funisciurus anerythrus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew and Thomas's Rope Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Thomas's Rope Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Thomas's Rope Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thomas's Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.