Caucasian Shrew vs Moon Trefoil

Sorex satunini compared with Medicago arborea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Caucasian Shrew Moon Trefoil
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Soricidae Fabaceae
Genus Sorex Medicago
Species Sorex satunini Medicago arborea

Conservation Status

Caucasian Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Caucasian Shrew Moon Trefoil
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.

Moon Trefoil

No description available.

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