Buff-Tipped Marble vs Eurasian Least Shrew

Hedya ochroleucana compared with Sorex minutissimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-Tipped Marble	Eurasian Least Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Tortricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Hedya	Sorex
Species	Hedya ochroleucana	Sorex minutissimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-Tipped Marble and Eurasian Least Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-Tipped Marble

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-Tipped Marble	Eurasian Least Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-Tipped Marble

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Eurasian Least Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Buff-Tipped Marble

The Buff-Tipped Marble (Hedya ochroleucana) is a species in the genus Hedya. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden