Caucasian Shrew vs 'Ihi

Sorex satunini compared with Oxalis corniculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Caucasian Shrew 'Ihi
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family Soricidae Oxalidaceae
Genus Sorex Oxalis
Species Sorex satunini Oxalis corniculata

Conservation Status

Caucasian Shrew

LC — Least Concern

'Ihi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Caucasian Shrew 'Ihi
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

'Ihi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Caucasian Shrew

The Caucasian Shrew (Sorex satunini) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

'Ihi

No description available.

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