American water shrew vs Spring Sowbread

Sorex palustris compared with Cyclamen repandum

Key Differences

• American water shrew is Least Concern while Spring Sowbread is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American water shrew	Spring Sowbread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Sorex	Cyclamen
Species	Sorex palustris	Cyclamen repandum

Conservation Status

American water shrew

LC — Least Concern

Spring Sowbread

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American water shrew	Spring Sowbread
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.

Spring Sowbread

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.