Black-Veined White vs Gansu Shrew

Aporia crataegi compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Veined White	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)
Family	Pieridae	Soricidae
Genus	Aporia	Sorex
Species	Aporia crataegi	Sorex cansulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-Veined White and Gansu Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Black-Veined White

EN — Endangered

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Veined White	Gansu 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.

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-Veined White

Black-Veined White (Aporia crataegi) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.