Gansu Shrew vs Quinine tree

Sorex cansulus compared with Cinchona pubescens

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Quinine tree is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Quinine tree
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)	Gentianales (용담목)
Family	Soricidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Cinchona
Species	Sorex cansulus	Cinchona pubescens

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Quinine tree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Quinine tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quinine tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Norway), North America (Jamaica, United States), and South America (Bolivia, Colombia). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.