American water shrew vs Big Ears

Sorex palustris compared with Otidea apophysata

Key Differences

• American water shrew is Least Concern while Big Ears is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American water shrew	Big Ears
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Sorex	Otidea
Species	Sorex palustris	Otidea apophysata

Conservation Status

American water shrew

LC — Least Concern

Big Ears

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American water shrew	Big Ears
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Big Ears

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

American water shrew

The American water shrew (Sorex palustris) 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.

Big Ears

The Big Ears (Otidea apophysata) is a species in the genus Otidea. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.