Gansu Shrew vs Graceful Tooth

Sorex cansulus compared with Hydnellum gracilipes

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Graceful Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Graceful Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Soricidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Sorex	Hydnellum
Species	Sorex cansulus	Hydnellum gracilipes

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Graceful Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Graceful Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Graceful Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.