Gansu Shrew vs Kirby's Dropwing

Sorex cansulus compared with Trithemis kirbyi

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Kirby's Dropwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Kirby's Dropwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Sorex	Trithemis
Species	Sorex cansulus	Trithemis kirbyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Gansu Shrew and Kirby's Dropwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Kirby's Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Kirby's Dropwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kirby's Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.