Dowdy Plume vs Gansu Shrew

Stenoptilia zophodactylus compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Dowdy Plume is Extinct while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dowdy Plume	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pterophoridae	Soricidae
Genus	Stenoptilia	Sorex
Species	Stenoptilia zophodactylus	Sorex cansulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dowdy Plume and Gansu Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dowdy Plume	Gansu Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dowdy Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Ecuador, Paraguay).

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.