American pygmy shrew vs Dashed Slender Robberfly

Sorex hoyi compared with Leptogaster guttiventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American pygmy shrew	Dashed Slender Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Asilidae
Genus	Sorex	Leptogaster
Species	Sorex hoyi	Leptogaster guttiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

American pygmy shrew and Dashed Slender Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

American pygmy shrew

LC — Least Concern

Dashed Slender Robberfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American pygmy shrew	Dashed Slender Robberfly
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.

Dashed Slender Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.