Apennine Shrew vs small-leaf cotoneaster

Sorex samniticus compared with Cotoneaster microphyllus

Key Differences

  • Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while small-leaf cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Apennine Shrew small-leaf cotoneaster
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family Soricidae Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus Sorex Cotoneaster
Species Sorex samniticus Cotoneaster microphyllus

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

small-leaf cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Apennine Shrew small-leaf cotoneaster
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small-leaf cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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-leaf cotoneaster

No description available.

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