Apennine Shrew vs Prickly Coontail

Sorex samniticus compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Sorex	Ceratophyllum
Species	Sorex samniticus	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.