Gansu Shrew vs Plain Plume

Sorex cansulus compared with Hellinsia tephradactyla

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Plain Plume is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Plain Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Sorex	Hellinsia
Species	Sorex cansulus	Hellinsia tephradactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Gansu Shrew and Plain Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Plain Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia) and Europe (27 countries).