Field Foxtail vs Gansu Shrew

Alopecurus pratensis compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

Field Foxtail is Least Concern while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field Foxtail	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Alopecurus	Sorex
Species	Alopecurus pratensis	Sorex cansulus

Conservation Status

Field Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field Foxtail	Gansu Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Foxtail

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).