Alder Bent-wing vs Apennine Shrew

Bucculatrix cidarella compared with Sorex samniticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Bent-wing	Apennine Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Bucculatricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Bucculatrix	Sorex
Species	Bucculatrix cidarella	Sorex samniticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder Bent-wing and Apennine Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alder Bent-wing

LC — Least Concern

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Bent-wing	Apennine Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alder Bent-wing

The Alder Bent-wing (Bucculatrix cidarella) is a species in the genus Bucculatrix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Apennine Shrew

The Apennine Shrew (Sorex samniticus) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.