Caucasian Shrew vs Tape grass

Sorex satunini compared with Vallisneria spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Caucasian Shrew Tape grass
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family Soricidae Hydrocharitaceae
Genus Sorex Vallisneria
Species Sorex satunini Vallisneria spiralis

Conservation Status

Caucasian Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Tape grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Caucasian Shrew Tape grass
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tape grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, Jamaica, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.

Tape grass

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia