Apple Pigmy vs Gansu Shrew

Stigmella malella compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Apple Pigmy is Least Concern while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Pigmy	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Nepticulidae	Soricidae
Genus	Stigmella	Sorex
Species	Stigmella malella	Sorex cansulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Apple Pigmy and Gansu Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Apple Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Pigmy	Gansu Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Apple Pigmy

The Apple Pigmy (Stigmella malella) is a species in the genus Stigmella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.