Gansu Shrew vs Lime Pigmy

Sorex cansulus compared with Stigmella tiliae

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Lime Pigmy is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Lime Pigmy
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Nepticulidae
Genus	Sorex	Stigmella
Species	Sorex cansulus	Stigmella tiliae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Lime Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Lime Pigmy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lime Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.