Gansu Shrew vs Short-tailed Hopping Mouse

Sorex cansulus compared with Notomys amplus

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Short-tailed Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Short-tailed Hopping Mouse
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sorex	Notomys
Species	Sorex cansulus	Notomys amplus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gansu Shrew and Short-tailed Hopping Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Short-tailed Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Short-tailed Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-tailed Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.