Caucasian Pygmy Shrew vs Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Sorex volnuchini compared with Chalinolobus tuberculatus

Key Differences

• Caucasian Pygmy Shrew is Least Concern while Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Pygmy Shrew	Long-tailed Wattled Bat
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	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Sorex	Chalinolobus
Species	Sorex volnuchini	Chalinolobus tuberculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew and Long-tailed Wattled Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Pygmy Shrew	Long-tailed Wattled Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

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.