Gansu Shrew vs Ornate Flying Fox

Sorex cansulus compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sorex	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sorex cansulus	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gansu Shrew and Ornate Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.