Gansu Shrew vs Heath Button

Sorex cansulus compared with Acleris hyemana

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Heath Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Heath Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Sorex	Acleris
Species	Sorex cansulus	Acleris hyemana

Evolutionary Relationship

Gansu Shrew and Heath Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Heath Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Heath Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heath Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.