Gansu Shrew vs Western Amazonian Nectomys

Sorex cansulus compared with Nectomys apicalis

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Western Amazonian Nectomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Western Amazonian Nectomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Sorex	Nectomys
Species	Sorex cansulus	Nectomys apicalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gansu Shrew and Western Amazonian Nectomys share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Western Amazonian Nectomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Western Amazonian Nectomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Amazonian Nectomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.