Gansu Shrew vs Great Flying Fox

Sorex cansulus compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sorex	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sorex cansulus	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gansu Shrew and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.