Apennine Shrew vs Dallisgrass

Sorex samniticus compared with Paspalum dilatatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Dallisgrass
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	Paspalum
Species	Sorex samniticus	Paspalum dilatatum

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Dallisgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dallisgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.