Chinese White-toothed Shrew vs New Guinean Quoll

Crocidura rapax compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Chinese White-toothed Shrew is Data Deficient while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese White-toothed Shrew	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Soricidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Crocidura	Dasyurus
Species	Crocidura rapax	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese White-toothed Shrew and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chinese White-toothed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese White-toothed Shrew	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinean Quoll

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.