Apennine Shrew vs Mexican Hickory

Sorex samniticus compared with Carya palmeri

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Mexican Hickory is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Mexican Hickory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Soricidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Sorex	Carya
Species	Sorex samniticus	Carya palmeri

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Hickory

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Mexican Hickory
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Hickory

Habitat

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

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.