Gansu Shrew vs Narrow swordfern

Sorex cansulus compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Soricidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Sorex	Nephrolepis
Species	Sorex cansulus	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).