Common Cardinal vs Gansu Shrew

Cardinalis cardinalis compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Common Cardinal is Least Concern while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Cardinal	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (burung)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Passeriformes (burung pengicau)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cardinalidae	Soricidae
Genus	Cardinalis	Sorex
Species	Cardinalis cardinalis	Sorex cansulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Cardinal and Gansu Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Common Cardinal

LC — Least Concern

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Cardinal	Gansu Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Cardinal

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (United Arab Emirates), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Cardinal

Common Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 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.