Gansu Shrew vs Lilypad Forktail

Sorex cansulus compared with Ischnura kellicotti

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Lilypad Forktail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Lilypad Forktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Sorex	Ischnura
Species	Sorex cansulus	Ischnura kellicotti

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Lilypad Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Lilypad Forktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lilypad Forktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.