Caucasian Pygmy Shrew vs Maple

Sorex volnuchini compared with Acer rubrum

Key Differences

• Caucasian Pygmy Shrew is Least Concern while Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Pygmy Shrew	Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Soricidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Sorex	Acer
Species	Sorex volnuchini	Acer rubrum

Conservation Status

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Pygmy Shrew	Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Norway), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.