Gansu Shrew vs Pygmy Round-eared Bat

Sorex cansulus compared with Lophostoma brasiliense

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Pygmy Round-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Pygmy Round-eared Bat
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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Sorex	Lophostoma
Species	Sorex cansulus	Lophostoma brasiliense

Evolutionary Relationship

Gansu Shrew and Pygmy Round-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Pygmy Round-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Pygmy Round-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pygmy Round-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.