Apennine Shrew vs Black-grass

Sorex samniticus compared with Alopecurus myosuroides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Apennine Shrew Black-grass
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Poales (Grasses)
Family Soricidae Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus Sorex Alopecurus
Species Sorex samniticus Alopecurus myosuroides

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Black-grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Apennine Shrew Black-grass
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-grass

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Jordan, Taiwan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile, Peru).

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-grass

The Black-grass (Alopecurus myosuroides) is a species in the genus Alopecurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

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