Gansu Shrew vs Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat

Sorex cansulus compared with Beamys hindei

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Sorex	Beamys
Species	Sorex cansulus	Beamys hindei

Evolutionary Relationship

Gansu Shrew and Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Kenya.