Apennine Shrew vs prairie phlox

Sorex samniticus compared with Phlox pilosa

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while prairie phlox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	prairie phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Sorex	Phlox
Species	Sorex samniticus	Phlox pilosa

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

prairie phlox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	prairie phlox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

prairie phlox

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.