Apennine Shrew vs Hungarian Mullein

Sorex samniticus compared with Verbascum speciosum

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Hungarian Mullein is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Hungarian Mullein
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Sorex	Verbascum
Species	Sorex samniticus	Verbascum speciosum

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Hungarian Mullein

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Hungarian Mullein
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hungarian Mullein

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

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.