Gansu Shrew vs Red-and-blue Firetail

Sorex cansulus compared with Telebasis rubricauda

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Red-and-blue Firetail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Red-and-blue Firetail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Sorex	Telebasis
Species	Sorex cansulus	Telebasis rubricauda

Evolutionary Relationship

Gansu Shrew and Red-and-blue Firetail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Red-and-blue Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Red-and-blue Firetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-and-blue Firetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.