# Gansu shrew (*Sorex cansulus*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/gansu-shrew  
Data as of: 2026-11-11

The gansu shrew (Sorex cansulus) is a species in the family Soricidae, order Eulipotyphla. Recorded adults weigh about 6.3 g and live up to 2 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Data Deficient.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 6.3 g |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 2 years |
| Diet | Invertivore |
| Longest recorded lifespan | 3 years |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest, shrubland |
| Young per litter or clutch | 6.4 |
| Litters or clutches a year | 2.5 |
| Active | Day and night (cathemeral) |
| Lifestyle | Terrestrial |
| Conservation status | Data Deficient (IUCN) |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Mammalia
- order: Eulipotyphla
- family: Soricidae
- genus: Sorex
- species: *Sorex cansulus* Thomas, 1912

Synonyms: *Sorex buxtoni cansulus*, *Sorex buxtoni cansulus*, *Sorex caecutiens caecutiens*, *Sorex caecutiens cansulus*

## Common questions

### How big is the gansu shrew?

An adult gansu shrew weighs 6.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Is the gansu shrew endangered?

The gansu shrew is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, meaning it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.

### How long does the gansu shrew live?

The gansu shrew has a recorded lifespan of 2 years.

### What kind of animal is the gansu shrew?

The gansu shrew (Sorex cansulus) belongs to the family Soricidae in the order Eulipotyphla.

## Sources

- [An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1), CC0 1.0, E096-269. Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1
- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1), CC0 1.0, 1.0. Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
- [Wikipedia (English)](https://en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0, 2026-11-11. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).

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