Black-Veined White vs Chinese White-toothed Shrew

Aporia crataegi compared with Crocidura rapax

Key Differences

• Black-Veined White is Endangered while Chinese White-toothed Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Veined White	Chinese White-toothed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)
Family	Pieridae	Soricidae
Genus	Aporia	Crocidura
Species	Aporia crataegi	Crocidura rapax

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-Veined White and Chinese White-toothed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Black-Veined White

EN — Endangered

Chinese White-toothed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Veined White	Chinese White-toothed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-Veined White

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 9 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (39 countries). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chinese White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-Veined White

Black-Veined White（Aporia crataegi）はIUCNレッドリストで絶滅危惧種（EN）に分類されています。野生での絶滅リスクが高く、個体数が著しく減少し、生存を脅かす要因が継続しています。

Chinese White-toothed Shrew

The Chinese White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura rapax) is a species in the genus Crocidura. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.