Apennine Shrew vs Meadow barley

Sorex samniticus compared with Hordeum brachyantherum

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Meadow barley is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Meadow barley
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sorex	Hordeum
Species	Sorex samniticus	Hordeum brachyantherum

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Meadow barley

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Meadow barley
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow barley

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Japan, 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.