Arizona Shrew vs Prickly Heath

Sorex arizonae compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Arizona Shrew is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Shrew	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Sorex	Gaultheria
Species	Sorex arizonae	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Arizona Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Shrew	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.