Apennine Shrew vs scimitar-bean

Sorex samniticus compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	scimitar-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sorex	Canavalia
Species	Sorex samniticus	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	scimitar-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).

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.