Apennine Shrew vs Quito-orange

Sorex samniticus compared with Solanum quitoense

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Quito-orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Quito-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Soricidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Sorex	Solanum
Species	Sorex samniticus	Solanum quitoense

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Quito-orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Quito-orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quito-orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda), North America (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama), and South America (Colombia).

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.