Gansu Shrew vs Marbled Minor

Sorex cansulus compared with Oligia strigilis

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Marbled Minor is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Marbled Minor
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Sorex	Oligia
Species	Sorex cansulus	Oligia strigilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Marbled Minor

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Marbled Minor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled Minor

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.