Apennine Shrew vs Crabgrass

Sorex samniticus compared with Digitaria divaricatissima

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Crabgrass is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Crabgrass
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	Digitaria
Species	Sorex samniticus	Digitaria divaricatissima

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Crabgrass

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crabgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.