Bantry Notchwort vs Eurasian water shrew

Mesoptychia bantriensis compared with Neomys fodiens

Key Differences

• Bantry Notchwort is Least Concern while Eurasian water shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bantry Notchwort	Eurasian water shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Jungermanniaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Mesoptychia	Neomys
Species	Mesoptychia bantriensis	Neomys fodiens

Conservation Status

Bantry Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bantry Notchwort	Eurasian water shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bantry Notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Eurasian water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bantry Notchwort

The Bantry Notchwort (Mesoptychia bantriensis) is a species in the genus Mesoptychia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Eurasian water shrew

Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden