Apennine Shrew vs Prickly Pole

Sorex samniticus compared with Bactris jamaicana

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Prickly Pole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Prickly Pole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Soricidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Sorex	Bactris
Species	Sorex samniticus	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Pole

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.