Apennine Shrew vs Firetree

Sorex samniticus compared with Morella faya

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Firetree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Firetree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Soricidae	Myricaceae
Genus	Sorex	Morella
Species	Sorex samniticus	Morella faya

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Firetree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Firetree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Firetree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), 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.