Caucasian Pygmy Shrew vs Devil-thorn

Sorex volnuchini compared with Echinocereus pseudopectinatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Caucasian Pygmy Shrew Devil-thorn
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Soricidae Cactaceae
Genus Sorex Echinocereus
Species Sorex volnuchini Echinocereus pseudopectinatus

Conservation Status

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Devil-thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Caucasian Pygmy Shrew Devil-thorn
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil-thorn

Habitat

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

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

The Caucasian Pygmy Shrew (Sorex volnuchini) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil-thorn

No description available.

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