Apennine Shrew vs Trailing shrubverbena

Sorex samniticus compared with Lantana montevidensis

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Trailing shrubverbena is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Trailing shrubverbena
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Verbenaceae
Genus	Sorex	Lantana
Species	Sorex samniticus	Lantana montevidensis

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Trailing shrubverbena

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Trailing shrubverbena
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Trailing shrubverbena

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Eswatini, Seychelles), Asia (China, India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.