Arizona Shrew vs Dover Grass

Sorex arizonae compared with Lolium pratense

Key Differences

• Arizona Shrew is Least Concern while Dover Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Shrew	Dover Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sorex	Lolium
Species	Sorex arizonae	Lolium pratense

Conservation Status

Arizona Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Dover Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Shrew	Dover Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dover Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

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.