Musaraigne des Apennins vs Hardback Beetle

Sorex samniticus compared with Tenebrio molitor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Musaraigne des Apennins	Hardback Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Tenebrionidae
Genus	Sorex	Tenebrio
Species	Sorex samniticus	Tenebrio molitor

Evolutionary Relationship

Musaraigne des Apennins and Hardback Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Musaraigne des Apennins

LC — Least Concern

Hardback Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Musaraigne des Apennins	Hardback Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Musaraigne des Apennins

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hardback Beetle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Mongolia), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Musaraigne des Apennins

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.