American water shrew vs lance-leaf arrowhead

Sorex palustris compared with Sagittaria lancifolia

Key Differences

• American water shrew is Least Concern while lance-leaf arrowhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American water shrew	lance-leaf arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Soricidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Sorex	Sagittaria
Species	Sorex palustris	Sagittaria lancifolia

Conservation Status

American water shrew

LC — Least Concern

lance-leaf arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American water shrew	lance-leaf arrowhead
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.

lance-leaf arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, France, and Romania.

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.