Apennine Shrew vs Early Medick

Sorex samniticus compared with Medicago praecox

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Early Medick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Early Medick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sorex	Medicago
Species	Sorex samniticus	Medicago praecox

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Early Medick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Early Medick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Early Medick

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.