Gansu Shrew vs

Sorex cansulus compared with Nitzschia intermedia

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Soricidae	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Sorex	Nitzschia
Species	Sorex cansulus	Nitzschia intermedia

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Nitzschia intermedia is a pennate diatom in the family Bacillariaceae found in freshwater to slightly brackish habitats, where it inhabits both benthic and planktonic niches. Its elongate frustule with a keeled raphe and fine transapical striae is typical of the large genus Nitzschia. It serves as a bioindicator of moderate organic enrichment and nutrient levels in aquatic monitoring programs.