Caucasian Pygmy Shrew vs Guam Flying Fox

Sorex volnuchini compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Caucasian Pygmy Shrew is Least Concern while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Pygmy Shrew	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sorex	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sorex volnuchini	Pteropus tokudae

Evolutionary Relationship

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew and Guam Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Pygmy Shrew	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.