American water shrew vs mountain-cabbage

Sorex palustris compared with Euterpe precatoria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American water shrew	mountain-cabbage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Soricidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Sorex	Euterpe
Species	Sorex palustris	Euterpe precatoria

Conservation Status

American water shrew

LC — Least Concern

mountain-cabbage

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American water shrew	mountain-cabbage
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.

mountain-cabbage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.