Boehmer's cat's-tail vs De Winton's Shrew

Phleum phleoides compared with Chodsigoa hypsibia

Key Differences

• Boehmer's cat's-tail is Vulnerable while De Winton's Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boehmer's cat's-tail	De Winton's Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Phleum	Chodsigoa
Species	Phleum phleoides	Chodsigoa hypsibia

Conservation Status

Boehmer's cat's-tail

VU — Vulnerable

De Winton's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boehmer's cat's-tail	De Winton's Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boehmer's cat's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

De Winton's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Boehmer's cat's-tail

The Boehmer's cat's-tail (Phleum phleoides) is a species in the genus Phleum. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada).