Apennine Shrew vs Slender Borage

Sorex samniticus compared with Borago pygmaea

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Slender Borage is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Slender Borage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Soricidae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Sorex	Borago
Species	Sorex samniticus	Borago pygmaea

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Slender Borage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Slender Borage
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Borage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.