Chinese Shrew vs white earwort

Sorex sinalis compared with Diplophyllum albicans

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while white earwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	white earwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Soricidae	Scapaniaceae
Genus	Sorex	Diplophyllum
Species	Sorex sinalis	Diplophyllum albicans

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

white earwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	white earwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white earwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.