Arrowhead Spiketail vs Eurasian Least Shrew

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Sorex minutissimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arrowhead Spiketail Eurasian Least Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Cordulegastridae Soricidae
Genus Cordulegaster Sorex
Species Cordulegaster obliqua Sorex minutissimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Spiketail and Eurasian Least Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arrowhead Spiketail Eurasian Least Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowhead Spiketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Eurasian Least Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Arrowhead Spiketail

The Arrowhead Spiketail, Cordulegaster obliqua, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Eurasian Least Shrew

No description available.

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