Chinese Shrew vs Waved Pincertail

Sorex sinalis compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Sorex	Onychogomphus
Species	Sorex sinalis	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew and Waved Pincertail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Waved Pincertail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.