Apennine Shrew vs Shepherd's purse

Sorex samniticus compared with Capsella bursa-pastoris

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Shepherd's purse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Shepherd's purse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Soricidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Sorex	Capsella
Species	Sorex samniticus	Capsella bursa-pastoris

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Shepherd's purse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Shepherd's purse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shepherd's purse

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

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.