Gansu Shrew vs Water yam

Sorex cansulus compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

  • Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gansu Shrew Water yam
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family Soricidae Dioscoreaceae
Genus Sorex Dioscorea
Species Sorex cansulus Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gansu Shrew Water yam
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Gansu Shrew

No description available.

Water yam

No description available.

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