American water shrew vs Duiquero de Jentink

Sorex palustris compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• American water shrew is Least Concern while Duiquero de Jentink is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American water shrew	Duiquero de Jentink
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Soricidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Sorex	Cephalophus
Species	Sorex palustris	Cephalophus jentinki

Evolutionary Relationship

American water shrew and Duiquero de Jentink share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

American water shrew

LC — Least Concern

Duiquero de Jentink

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American water shrew	Duiquero de Jentink
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Duiquero de Jentink

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American water shrew

The American water shrew (Sorex palustris) 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.