Gansu Shrew vs Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Sorex cansulus compared with Chiropodomys major

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sorex	Chiropodomys
Species	Sorex cansulus	Chiropodomys major

Evolutionary Relationship

Gansu Shrew and Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.