Apennine Shrew vs Ceylon-olive

Sorex samniticus compared with Elaeocarpus serratus

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Ceylon-olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Soricidae	Elaeocarpaceae
Genus	Sorex	Elaeocarpus
Species	Sorex samniticus	Elaeocarpus serratus

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Ceylon-olive
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

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.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.