American water shrew vs False Dotted Border

Sorex palustris compared with Belenois thysa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American water shrew	False Dotted Border
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Pieridae
Genus	Sorex	Belenois
Species	Sorex palustris	Belenois thysa

Evolutionary Relationship

American water shrew and False Dotted Border share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

American water shrew

LC — Least Concern

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American water shrew	False Dotted Border
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.

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.