Italienische Waldspitzmaus vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Sorex samniticus compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Italienische Waldspitzmaus	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Soricidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Sorex	Perognathus
Species	Sorex samniticus	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Italienische Waldspitzmaus and Merriam’s Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Italienische Waldspitzmaus

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Italienische Waldspitzmaus	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Italienische Waldspitzmaus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Italienische Waldspitzmaus

The Apennine Shrew (Sorex samniticus) 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.