Crested Cow-Wheat vs Laxmann's Shrew

Melampyrum cristatum compared with Sorex caecutiens

Key Differences

• Crested Cow-Wheat is Endangered while Laxmann's Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Cow-Wheat	Laxmann's Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Orobanchaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Melampyrum	Sorex
Species	Melampyrum cristatum	Sorex caecutiens

Conservation Status

Crested Cow-Wheat

EN — Endangered

Laxmann's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Cow-Wheat	Laxmann's Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crested Cow-Wheat

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Laxmann's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden