Gansu Shrew vs Grooved Flax

Sorex cansulus compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Linaceae
Genus	Sorex	Linum
Species	Sorex cansulus	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Grooved Flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.