Chinese White-toothed Shrew vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Crocidura rapax compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Chinese White-toothed Shrew is Data Deficient while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese White-toothed Shrew	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Crocidura	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Crocidura rapax	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese White-toothed Shrew and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chinese White-toothed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese White-toothed Shrew	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese White-toothed Shrew

The Chinese White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura rapax) is a species in the genus Crocidura. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.