Apennine Shrew vs Violet Cosmet

Sorex samniticus compared with Pancalia leuwenhoekella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Violet Cosmet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Cosmopterigidae
Genus	Sorex	Pancalia
Species	Sorex samniticus	Pancalia leuwenhoekella

Evolutionary Relationship

Apennine Shrew and Violet Cosmet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Violet Cosmet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Violet Cosmet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Cosmet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.