Apennine Shrew vs Red Leskea

Sorex samniticus compared with Orthothecium rufescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Red Leskea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Soricidae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Sorex	Orthothecium
Species	Sorex samniticus	Orthothecium rufescens

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Red Leskea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Leskea

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.