Apennine Shrew vs Fringed rue

Sorex samniticus compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Soricidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Sorex	Ruta
Species	Sorex samniticus	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

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.