Apennine Shrew vs black-bindweed

Sorex samniticus compared with Dioscorea communis

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while black-bindweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	black-bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Soricidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Sorex	Dioscorea
Species	Sorex samniticus	Dioscorea communis

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

black-bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	black-bindweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

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.

black-bindweed

The Black-bindweed (Dioscorea communis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.