Apennine Shrew vs Pitch canker

Sorex samniticus compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Soricidae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Sorex	Fusarium
Species	Sorex samniticus	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Pitch canker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, 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.