Caucasian Pygmy Shrew vs Thatching grass

Sorex volnuchini compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Caucasian Pygmy Shrew is Least Concern while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Pygmy Shrew	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sorex	Hyparrhenia
Species	Sorex volnuchini	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Pygmy Shrew	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.