Caucasian Pygmy Shrew vs Mastic Thyme

Sorex volnuchini compared with Thymus mastichina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Pygmy Shrew	Mastic Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Thymus
Species	Sorex volnuchini	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Pygmy Shrew	Mastic Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mastic Thyme

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.