Gansu Shrew vs Silver-backed Needletail

Sorex cansulus compared with Hirundapus cochinchinensis

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Silver-backed Needletail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Silver-backed Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Apodidae
Genus	Sorex	Hirundapus
Species	Sorex cansulus	Hirundapus cochinchinensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gansu Shrew and Silver-backed Needletail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Silver-backed Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Silver-backed Needletail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver-backed Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.