Apennine Shrew vs Small Cow-Wheat

Sorex samniticus compared with Melampyrum sylvaticum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Apennine Shrew Small Cow-Wheat
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Soricidae Orobanchaceae
Genus Sorex Melampyrum
Species Sorex samniticus Melampyrum sylvaticum

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Small Cow-Wheat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Apennine Shrew Small Cow-Wheat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Cow-Wheat

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Small Cow-Wheat

No description available.

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