Chinese Shrew vs Weld

Sorex sinalis compared with Reseda luteola

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Weld is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Weld
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Soricidae	Resedaceae
Genus	Sorex	Reseda
Species	Sorex sinalis	Reseda luteola

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Weld

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weld

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.