Bijao vs Gansu Shrew

Thalia geniculata compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bijao	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Salpidae	Soricidae
Genus	Thalia	Sorex
Species	Thalia geniculata	Sorex cansulus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bijao

LC — Least Concern

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bijao

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bijao

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.