Gansu Shrew vs heath fritillary

Sorex cansulus compared with Melitaea athalia

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while heath fritillary is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	heath fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Sorex	Melitaea
Species	Sorex cansulus	Melitaea athalia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	heath fritillary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

heath fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).