Apennine Shrew vs Oriental Beech

Sorex samniticus compared with Fagus orientalis

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Oriental Beech is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Oriental Beech
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Soricidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Sorex	Fagus
Species	Sorex samniticus	Fagus orientalis

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Oriental Beech

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Oriental Beech
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental Beech

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.