Gansu Shrew vs Haussperling

Sorex cansulus compared with Passer domesticus

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Haussperling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Haussperling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Sperlingsvögel)
Family	Soricidae	Passeridae
Genus	Sorex	Passer
Species	Sorex cansulus	Passer domesticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gansu Shrew and Haussperling share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordatiere)

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Haussperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Haussperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Haussperling

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (25 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu), and South America (8 countries).

Haussperling

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.