Arizona Shrew vs Milk snail

Sorex arizonae compared with Otala punctata

Key Differences

• Arizona Shrew is Least Concern while Milk snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Shrew	Milk snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Soricidae	Helicidae
Genus	Sorex	Otala
Species	Sorex arizonae	Otala punctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Shrew and Milk snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arizona Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Milk snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Shrew	Milk snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Milk snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

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.