Alpenspitzmaus vs Limabohne

Sorex alpinus compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Key Differences

• Alpenspitzmaus is Near Threatened while Limabohne is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpenspitzmaus	Limabohne
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sorex	Phaseolus
Species	Sorex alpinus	Phaseolus lunatus

Conservation Status

Alpenspitzmaus

NT — Near Threatened

Limabohne

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpenspitzmaus	Limabohne
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpenspitzmaus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Limabohne

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Alpenspitzmaus

The Alpine Shrew (Sorex alpinus) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Found in Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.