Apennine Shrew vs Lesser calamint

Sorex samniticus compared with Clinopodium nepeta

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Lesser calamint is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Lesser calamint
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Clinopodium
Species	Sorex samniticus	Clinopodium nepeta

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lesser calamint

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Lesser calamint
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser calamint

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.