Gansu Shrew vs small elephant hawk-moth

Sorex cansulus compared with Deilephila porcellus

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while small elephant hawk-moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	small elephant hawk-moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Sphingidae
Genus	Sorex	Deilephila
Species	Sorex cansulus	Deilephila porcellus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gansu Shrew and small elephant hawk-moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

small elephant hawk-moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	small elephant hawk-moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small elephant hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.