Apennine Shrew vs pignut

Sorex samniticus compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Mesosphaerum
Species	Sorex samniticus	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	pignut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.