Foxtail vs Gansu Shrew

Amaranthus caudatus compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Foxtail is Not Evaluated while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Amaranthus	Sorex
Species	Amaranthus caudatus	Sorex cansulus

Conservation Status

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foxtail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.