Gansu Shrew vs Mountain yam

Sorex cansulus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Soricidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Sorex	Dioscorea
Species	Sorex cansulus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.