American pygmy shrew vs Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Sorex hoyi compared with Dendrogale murina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank American pygmy shrew Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class same Mammalia (mamíferos) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family Soricidae Tupaiidae
Genus Sorex Dendrogale
Species Sorex hoyi Dendrogale murina

Evolutionary Relationship

American pygmy shrew and Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

American pygmy shrew

LC — Least Concern

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute American pygmy shrew Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

American pygmy shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American pygmy shrew

The American pygmy shrew (Sorex hoyi) 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.

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

No description available.

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