Apennine Shrew vs Delicate Horsetail

Sorex samniticus compared with Equisetum scirpoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Delicate Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Soricidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Sorex	Equisetum
Species	Sorex samniticus	Equisetum scirpoides

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Horsetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Delicate Horsetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Delicate Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.