American water shrew vs Wild Pimento

Sorex palustris compared with Pimenta jamaicensis

Key Differences

• American water shrew is Least Concern while Wild Pimento is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American water shrew	Wild Pimento
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Soricidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Sorex	Pimenta
Species	Sorex palustris	Pimenta jamaicensis

Conservation Status

American water shrew

LC — Least Concern

Wild Pimento

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American water shrew	Wild Pimento
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.

Wild Pimento

Habitat

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

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.