American pygmy shrew vs Floating Fern

Sorex hoyi compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• American pygmy shrew is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American pygmy shrew	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Soricidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Sorex	Salvinia
Species	Sorex hoyi	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

American pygmy shrew

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American pygmy shrew	Floating Fern
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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.