Apennine Shrew vs Long-Beaked Sedge

Sorex samniticus compared with Carex sprengelii

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Long-Beaked Sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Long-Beaked Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Sorex	Carex
Species	Sorex samniticus	Carex sprengelii

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Long-Beaked Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Long-Beaked Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-Beaked Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.