Gansu Shrew vs Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Sorex cansulus compared with Platyrrhinus vittatus

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Greater Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Greater Broad-nosed Bat
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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Sorex	Platyrrhinus
Species	Sorex cansulus	Platyrrhinus vittatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gansu Shrew and Greater Broad-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Greater Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.