Apennine Shrew vs Holt's Pouncewort

Sorex samniticus compared with Lejeunea eckloniana

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Holt's Pouncewort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Holt's Pouncewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Soricidae	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Sorex	Lejeunea
Species	Sorex samniticus	Lejeunea eckloniana

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Holt's Pouncewort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Holt's Pouncewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Holt's Pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.