Apennine Shrew vs Pennsylvania everlasting

Sorex samniticus compared with Gamochaeta pensylvanica

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Pennsylvania everlasting is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Pennsylvania everlasting
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sorex	Gamochaeta
Species	Sorex samniticus	Gamochaeta pensylvanica

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pennsylvania everlasting

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Pennsylvania everlasting
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pennsylvania everlasting

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Asia (Israel, Nepal, United Arab Emirates), Europe (9 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.