Apennine Shrew vs thrift root mealybug

Sorex samniticus compared with Trionymus radicum

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while thrift root mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	thrift root mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Soricidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Sorex	Trionymus
Species	Sorex samniticus	Trionymus radicum

Evolutionary Relationship

Apennine Shrew and thrift root mealybug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

thrift root mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	thrift root mealybug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

thrift root mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.