Chinese White-toothed Shrew vs Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Crocidura rapax compared with Lepilemur edwardsi

Key Differences

• Chinese White-toothed Shrew is Data Deficient while Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese White-toothed Shrew	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Soricidae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Crocidura	Lepilemur
Species	Crocidura rapax	Lepilemur edwardsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese White-toothed Shrew and Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chinese White-toothed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese White-toothed Shrew	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

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.