Gansu Shrew vs northern common cuscus

Sorex cansulus compared with Phalanger orientalis

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while northern common cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	northern common cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Soricidae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Sorex	Phalanger
Species	Sorex cansulus	Phalanger orientalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gansu Shrew and northern common cuscus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

northern common cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	northern common cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

northern common cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.