boxthorn vs North American least shrew

Lycium europaeum compared with Cryptotis parva

Key Differences

• boxthorn is Not Evaluated while North American least shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	boxthorn	North American least shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Solanaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Lycium	Cryptotis
Species	Lycium europaeum	Cryptotis parva

Conservation Status

boxthorn

NE — Not Evaluated

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	boxthorn	North American least shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

boxthorn

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Croatia, France, India, Portugal, and Spain.

North American least shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

boxthorn

The Boxthorn (Lycium europaeum) is a species in the genus Lycium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. It is found in Croatia, France, India, Portugal and Spain.