Arizona Shrew vs Stinging Tree

Sorex arizonae compared with Dendrocnide peltata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Shrew	Stinging Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Urticaceae
Genus	Sorex	Dendrocnide
Species	Sorex arizonae	Dendrocnide peltata

Conservation Status

Arizona Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Stinging Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Shrew	Stinging Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinging Tree

Habitat

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

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.