flat-backed millipede vs Gansu Shrew

Polydesmus complanatus compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• flat-backed millipede is Least Concern while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flat-backed millipede	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Diplopoda (ヤスデ)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Polydesmida (オビヤスデ目)	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)
Family	Polydesmidae	Soricidae
Genus	Polydesmus	Sorex
Species	Polydesmus complanatus	Sorex cansulus

Evolutionary Relationship

flat-backed millipede and Gansu Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

flat-backed millipede

LC — Least Concern

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flat-backed millipede	Gansu Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

flat-backed millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.