Gansu Shrew vs limestone fern

Sorex cansulus compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Soricidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Sorex	Gymnocarpium
Species	Sorex cansulus	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.