American water shrew vs Dew-Thread

Sorex palustris compared with Drosera filiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American water shrew	Dew-Thread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Droseraceae
Genus	Sorex	Drosera
Species	Sorex palustris	Drosera filiformis

Conservation Status

American water shrew

LC — Least Concern

Dew-Thread

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American water shrew	Dew-Thread
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.

Dew-Thread

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.