Gansu Shrew vs Scarce Bent-wing

Sorex cansulus compared with Leucoptera orobi

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Scarce Bent-wing is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Scarce Bent-wing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Lyonetiidae
Genus	Sorex	Leucoptera
Species	Sorex cansulus	Leucoptera orobi

Evolutionary Relationship

Gansu Shrew and Scarce Bent-wing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Scarce Bent-wing

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Scarce Bent-wing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scarce Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.