American pygmy shrew vs Monkey comb

Sorex hoyi compared with Amphilophium crucigerum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American pygmy shrew	Monkey comb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Sorex	Amphilophium
Species	Sorex hoyi	Amphilophium crucigerum

Conservation Status

American pygmy shrew

LC — Least Concern

Monkey comb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American pygmy shrew	Monkey comb
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.

Monkey comb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and United States.

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.