Apennine Shrew vs Dwarf nettle

Sorex samniticus compared with Urtica urens

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Dwarf nettle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Dwarf nettle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Urticaceae
Genus	Sorex	Urtica
Species	Sorex samniticus	Urtica urens

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf nettle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Dwarf nettle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf nettle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Namibia, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.