Apennine Shrew vs Grey Catchfly

Sorex samniticus compared with Silene grisea

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Grey Catchfly is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Grey Catchfly
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	Silene
Species	Sorex samniticus	Silene grisea

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Grey Catchfly

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Grey Catchfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grey Catchfly

Habitat

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

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.