Apennine Shrew vs Cornflag

Sorex samniticus compared with Gladiolus communis

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Cornflag is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Cornflag
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Soricidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Sorex	Gladiolus
Species	Sorex samniticus	Gladiolus communis

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Cornflag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Cornflag
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cornflag

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, 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.