Gansu Shrew vs Japanese Hare

Sorex cansulus compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Japanese Hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Soricidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Sorex	Lepus
Species	Sorex cansulus	Lepus brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gansu Shrew and Japanese Hare share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Japanese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.