Crab Apple vs Iberian Shrew

Malus sylvestris compared with Sorex granarius

Key Differences

• Crab Apple is Vulnerable while Iberian Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab Apple	Iberian Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Rosales (อันดับกุหลาบ)	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Malus	Sorex
Species	Malus sylvestris	Sorex granarius

Conservation Status

Crab Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Iberian Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab Apple	Iberian Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Yemen), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Iberian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.