bull-nettle vs Laxmann's Shrew

Cnidoscolus urens compared with Sorex caecutiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank bull-nettle Laxmann's Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Malpighiales (Malpighiales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Euphorbiaceae Soricidae
Genus Cnidoscolus Sorex
Species Cnidoscolus urens Sorex caecutiens

Conservation Status

bull-nettle

LC — Least Concern

Laxmann's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute bull-nettle Laxmann's Shrew
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

bull-nettle

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Laxmann's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

bull-nettle

The bull-nettle (Cnidoscolus urens) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Laxmann's Shrew

No description available.

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