Gansu Shrew vs small notchwort

Sorex cansulus compared with Lophozia ascendens

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while small notchwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	small notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Soricidae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Sorex	Lophozia
Species	Sorex cansulus	Lophozia ascendens

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

small notchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	small notchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.