Gansu Shrew vs water dock

Sorex cansulus compared with Rumex aquaticus

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while water dock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Sorex	Rumex
Species	Sorex cansulus	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	water dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).