Apennine Shrew vs large painted-lady

Sorex samniticus compared with Gladiolus undulatus

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while large painted-lady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	large painted-lady
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Soricidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Sorex	Gladiolus
Species	Sorex samniticus	Gladiolus undulatus

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

large painted-lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	large painted-lady
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large painted-lady

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), North America (Jamaica), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.