Apennine Shrew vs iron-grass

Sorex samniticus compared with Spermacoce confusa

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while iron-grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	iron-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Soricidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Spermacoce
Species	Sorex samniticus	Spermacoce confusa

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

iron-grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	iron-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

iron-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Timor-Leste.

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.