American pygmy shrew vs capertree

Sorex hoyi compared with Cynophalla flexuosa

Key Differences

• American pygmy shrew is Least Concern while capertree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American pygmy shrew	capertree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Soricidae	Capparaceae
Genus	Sorex	Cynophalla
Species	Sorex hoyi	Cynophalla flexuosa

Conservation Status

American pygmy shrew

LC — Least Concern

capertree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American pygmy shrew	capertree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American pygmy shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

capertree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

American pygmy shrew

The American pygmy shrew (Sorex hoyi) 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.

capertree

The Capertree (Cynophalla flexuosa) is a species in the genus Cynophalla. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.