Apennine Shrew vs Straw-coloured-headed Centaury

Sorex samniticus compared with Psephellus straminicephalus

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Straw-coloured-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Straw-coloured-headed Centaury
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	Psephellus
Species	Sorex samniticus	Psephellus straminicephalus

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Straw-coloured-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Straw-coloured-headed Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Straw-coloured-headed Centaury

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.