Apennine Shrew vs Yellow Pouncewort

Sorex samniticus compared with Lejeunea flava

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Yellow Pouncewort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Yellow Pouncewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Soricidae	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Sorex	Lejeunea
Species	Sorex samniticus	Lejeunea flava

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Pouncewort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Yellow Pouncewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Norway, and Taiwan.

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.