Autumn Snowflake vs Slender Shrew

Acis autumnalis compared with Sorex gracillimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Autumn Snowflake Slender Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Asparagales (Asparagales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Amaryllidaceae Soricidae
Genus Acis Sorex
Species Acis autumnalis Sorex gracillimus

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Slender Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Autumn Snowflake Slender Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Snowflake

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Slender Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Autumn Snowflake

The Autumn Snowflake (Acis autumnalis) is a species in the genus Acis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Slender Shrew

No description available.

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