American water shrew vs Mallow

Sorex palustris compared with Sidalcea hendersonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American water shrew	Mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Sorex	Sidalcea
Species	Sorex palustris	Sidalcea hendersonii

Conservation Status

American water shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mallow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American water shrew	Mallow
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.

Mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.