Apennine Shrew vs Fourstamen chickweed

Sorex samniticus compared with Cerastium diffusum

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Fourstamen chickweed is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Fourstamen 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 diffusum

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fourstamen chickweed

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fourstamen chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.