Ant vs Apennine Shrew

Tetramorium lanuginosum compared with Sorex samniticus

Key Differences

• Ant is Not Evaluated while Apennine Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ant	Apennine Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Formicidae	Soricidae
Genus	Tetramorium	Sorex
Species	Tetramorium lanuginosum	Sorex samniticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ant and Apennine Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ant	Apennine Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ant

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Malta, Spain), North America (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Tonga).

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ant

The Ant (Tetramorium lanuginosum) is a species in the genus Tetramorium. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Apennine Shrew

The Apennine Shrew (Sorex samniticus) 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.