American pygmy shrew vs sharp-leaved Blind's moss

Sorex hoyi compared with Blindia acuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American pygmy shrew	sharp-leaved Blind's moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Grimmiales (Grimmiales)
Family	Soricidae	Seligeriaceae
Genus	Sorex	Blindia
Species	Sorex hoyi	Blindia acuta

Conservation Status

American pygmy shrew

LC — Least Concern

sharp-leaved Blind's moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American pygmy shrew	sharp-leaved Blind's moss
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.

sharp-leaved Blind's moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States