Musaraigne des Apennins vs Oriental House Rat

Sorex samniticus compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Musaraigne des Apennins	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sorex	Rattus
Species	Sorex samniticus	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Musaraigne des Apennins and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Musaraigne des Apennins

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Musaraigne des Apennins	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Musaraigne des Apennins

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental House Rat

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati).

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.