Apennine Shrew vs Snake cholla

Sorex samniticus compared with Cylindropuntia californica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Snake cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Sorex	Cylindropuntia
Species	Sorex samniticus	Cylindropuntia californica

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Snake cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Snake cholla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snake cholla

Habitat

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

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.