Musaraña de los Apeninos vs Dusky melanomys

Sorex samniticus compared with Melanomys caliginosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Musaraña de los Apeninos	Dusky melanomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Sorex	Melanomys
Species	Sorex samniticus	Melanomys caliginosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Musaraña de los Apeninos and Dusky melanomys share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Musaraña de los Apeninos

LC — Least Concern

Dusky melanomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Musaraña de los Apeninos	Dusky melanomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Musaraña de los Apeninos

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dusky melanomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Musaraña de los Apeninos

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.