American water shrew vs Dusky Dancer

Sorex palustris compared with Argia translata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank American water shrew Dusky Dancer
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Soricidae Coenagrionidae
Genus Sorex Argia
Species Sorex palustris Argia translata

Evolutionary Relationship

American water shrew and Dusky Dancer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

American water shrew

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute American water shrew Dusky Dancer
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.

Dusky Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Dusky Dancer

No description available.

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