Apennine Shrew vs bastard toadflax

Sorex samniticus compared with Thesium humifusum

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while bastard toadflax is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	bastard toadflax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Soricidae	Thesiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Thesium
Species	Sorex samniticus	Thesium humifusum

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

bastard toadflax

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	bastard toadflax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bastard toadflax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

bastard toadflax

The Bastard toadflax (Thesium humifusum) is a species in the genus Thesium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.