Gansu Shrew vs Potto

Sorex cansulus compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Potto
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Soricidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Sorex	Perodicticus
Species	Sorex cansulus	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.