Alpine Shrew vs Five-leaflet Bitter-cress

Sorex alpinus compared with Cardamine pentaphyllos

Key Differences

• Alpine Shrew is Near Threatened while Five-leaflet Bitter-cress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Shrew	Five-leaflet Bitter-cress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Soricidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Sorex	Cardamine
Species	Sorex alpinus	Cardamine pentaphyllos

Conservation Status

Alpine Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Five-leaflet Bitter-cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Shrew	Five-leaflet Bitter-cress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Five-leaflet Bitter-cress

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Alpine Shrew

The Alpine Shrew (Sorex alpinus) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Found in Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.