Apennine Shrew vs Floating Fern

Sorex samniticus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Soricidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Sorex	Salvinia
Species	Sorex samniticus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), 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.