Musaraña de los Apeninos vs Spindle Shank

Sorex samniticus compared with Gymnopus fusipes

Key Differences

• Musaraña de los Apeninos is Least Concern while Spindle Shank is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Musaraña de los Apeninos	Spindle Shank
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Omphalotaceae
Genus	Sorex	Gymnopus
Species	Sorex samniticus	Gymnopus fusipes

Conservation Status

Musaraña de los Apeninos

LC — Least Concern

Spindle Shank

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Musaraña de los Apeninos	Spindle Shank
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Musaraña de los Apeninos

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spindle Shank

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.