American pygmy shrew vs Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Sorex hoyi compared with Artibeus gnomus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American pygmy shrew	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Sorex	Artibeus
Species	Sorex hoyi	Artibeus gnomus

Evolutionary Relationship

American pygmy shrew and Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

American pygmy shrew

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American pygmy shrew	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat
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.

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.