Apennine Shrew vs Red Balau

Sorex samniticus compared with Shorea guiso

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Sorex	Shorea
Species	Sorex samniticus	Shorea guiso

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

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.