Apennine Shrew vs spring groundsel

Sorex samniticus compared with Senecio vernalis

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while spring groundsel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	spring groundsel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sorex	Senecio
Species	Sorex samniticus	Senecio vernalis

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

spring groundsel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	spring groundsel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spring groundsel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Uzbekistan), Europe (22 countries), and South America (Ecuador).

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.