Caucasian Pygmy Shrew vs Irish Threadwort

Sorex volnuchini compared with Telaranea europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Pygmy Shrew	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Soricidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Sorex	Telaranea
Species	Sorex volnuchini	Telaranea europaea

Conservation Status

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Irish Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Pygmy Shrew	Irish Threadwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.