Apennine Shrew vs Fiddle dock

Sorex samniticus compared with Rumex pulcher

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Fiddle dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Fiddle dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Sorex	Rumex
Species	Sorex samniticus	Rumex pulcher

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fiddle dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Fiddle dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiddle dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (Japan), Europe (14 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 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.