Apennine Shrew vs small water-pepper

Sorex samniticus compared with Persicaria minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Apennine Shrew small water-pepper
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Soricidae Polygonaceae
Genus Sorex Persicaria
Species Sorex samniticus Persicaria minor

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

small water-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Apennine Shrew small water-pepper
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small water-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Papua New Guinea).

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 water-pepper

No description available.

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