Gansu Shrew vs Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Sorex cansulus compared with Amaranthus tuberculatus

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Rough-Fruit Amaranth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Sorex	Amaranthus
Species	Sorex cansulus	Amaranthus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).