Gansu Shrew vs Summer Groundling

Sorex cansulus compared with Scrobipalpa obsoletella

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Summer Groundling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Summer Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Sorex	Scrobipalpa
Species	Sorex cansulus	Scrobipalpa obsoletella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Summer Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Summer Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Summer Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada).