Gansu Shrew vs Long Skimmer

Sorex cansulus compared with Orthetrum trinacria

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Long Skimmer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Long Skimmer
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	Orthetrum
Species	Sorex cansulus	Orthetrum trinacria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Long Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Long Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.