American water shrew vs Mellet's Downy-back

Sorex palustris compared with Ophonus melletii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American water shrew	Mellet's Downy-back
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Carabidae
Genus	Sorex	Ophonus
Species	Sorex palustris	Ophonus melletii

Evolutionary Relationship

American water shrew and Mellet's Downy-back share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

American water shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mellet's Downy-back

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American water shrew	Mellet's Downy-back
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.

Mellet's Downy-back

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.