Apennine Shrew vs large-seed dodder

Sorex samniticus compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	large-seed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Soricidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Sorex	Cuscuta
Species	Sorex samniticus	Cuscuta indecora

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	large-seed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large-seed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.

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.