Apennine Shrew vs Greater fairy armadillo

Sorex samniticus compared with Calyptophractus retusus

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Greater fairy armadillo is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Greater fairy armadillo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Soricidae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Sorex	Calyptophractus
Species	Sorex samniticus	Calyptophractus retusus

Evolutionary Relationship

Apennine Shrew and Greater fairy armadillo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Greater fairy armadillo

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Greater fairy armadillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater fairy armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.