Gansu Shrew vs Short-faced Thomasomys

Sorex cansulus compared with Thomasomys baeops

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Short-faced Thomasomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Short-faced Thomasomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Sorex	Thomasomys
Species	Sorex cansulus	Thomasomys baeops

Evolutionary Relationship

Gansu Shrew and Short-faced Thomasomys share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Short-faced Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Short-faced Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-faced Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.