Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Smith's Shrew

Anarta myrtilli compared with Chodsigoa smithii

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Smith's Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Smith's Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Noctuidae	Soricidae
Genus	Anarta	Chodsigoa
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Chodsigoa smithii

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Smith's Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Smith's Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Smith's Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Smith's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

The Beautiful Yellow Underwing (Anarta myrtilli) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.