Apennine Shrew vs Eye Bright

Sorex samniticus compared with Heliotropium angiospermum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Eye Bright
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Soricidae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Heliotropium
Species	Sorex samniticus	Heliotropium angiospermum

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Eye Bright

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Eye Bright
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eye Bright

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.