Chinese Shrew vs Greater white-toothed shrew

Sorex sinalis compared with Crocidura russula

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Greater white-toothed shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Greater white-toothed shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)
Family same	Soricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Sorex	Crocidura
Species	Sorex sinalis	Crocidura russula

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew and Greater white-toothed shrew share a common ancestor at the Family level: Soricidae.

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Greater white-toothed shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Greater white-toothed shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater white-toothed shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Chinese Shrew

The Chinese Shrew (Sorex sinalis) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.