Apennine Shrew vs Streamside Swordfern

Sorex samniticus compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Soricidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Sorex	Nephrolepis
Species	Sorex samniticus	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.