Gansu Shrew vs long-tailed pocket mouse

Sorex cansulus compared with Chaetodipus formosus

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while long-tailed pocket mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	long-tailed pocket mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Sorex	Chaetodipus
Species	Sorex cansulus	Chaetodipus formosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gansu Shrew and long-tailed pocket mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

long-tailed pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	long-tailed pocket mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long-tailed pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.