Apennine Shrew vs Figleaf gourd

Sorex samniticus compared with Cucurbita ficifolia

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Figleaf gourd is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Figleaf gourd
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Soricidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Sorex	Cucurbita
Species	Sorex samniticus	Cucurbita ficifolia

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Figleaf gourd
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Figleaf gourd

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.