Gansu Shrew vs Silverfish

Sorex cansulus compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Soricidae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Sorex	Ctenolepisma
Species	Sorex cansulus	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Silverfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (United States).