Alpine Shrew vs Sweetscented marigold

Sorex alpinus compared with Tagetes lucida

Key Differences

• Alpine Shrew is Near Threatened while Sweetscented marigold is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Shrew	Sweetscented marigold
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sorex	Tagetes
Species	Sorex alpinus	Tagetes lucida

Conservation Status

Alpine Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Sweetscented marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Shrew	Sweetscented marigold
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.

Sweetscented marigold

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), India, and United States.

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.