American pygmy shrew vs Papión de Guinea

Sorex hoyi compared with Papio papio

Key Differences

• American pygmy shrew is Least Concern while Papión de Guinea is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American pygmy shrew	Papión de Guinea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Soricidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Sorex	Papio
Species	Sorex hoyi	Papio papio

Evolutionary Relationship

American pygmy shrew and Papión de Guinea share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

American pygmy shrew

LC — Least Concern

Papión de Guinea

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American pygmy shrew	Papión de Guinea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American pygmy shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Papión de Guinea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American pygmy shrew

The American pygmy shrew (Sorex hoyi) 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.