Gansu Shrew vs Rusty Snaketail

Sorex cansulus compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Rusty Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Sorex	Ophiogomphus
Species	Sorex cansulus	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Rusty Snaketail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.