Apennine Shrew vs Confusing Trillium

Sorex samniticus compared with Trillium simile

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Confusing Trillium is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Confusing Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Soricidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Trillium
Species	Sorex samniticus	Trillium simile

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Trillium

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Confusing Trillium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Confusing Trillium

Habitat

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

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.