Arizona Shrew vs Baby’s Tears

Sorex arizonae compared with Lindernia rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arizona Shrew Baby’s Tears
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Soricidae Linderniaceae
Genus Sorex Lindernia
Species Sorex arizonae Lindernia rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Arizona Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Baby’s Tears

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arizona Shrew Baby’s Tears
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Baby’s Tears

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Mauritius, Mexico, and Taiwan.

Arizona Shrew

The Arizona Shrew, Sorex arizonae, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Baby’s Tears

The Baby’s Tears (Lindernia rotundifolia) is a species in the genus Lindernia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

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