Apennine Shrew vs Forked chickweed

Sorex samniticus compared with Cerastium dichotomum

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Forked chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Forked chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Sorex	Cerastium
Species	Sorex samniticus	Cerastium dichotomum

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Forked chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Forked chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forked chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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.