Cutnut vs Eurasian water shrew

Barringtonia edulis compared with Neomys fodiens

Key Differences

Cutnut is Data Deficient while Eurasian water shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cutnut	Eurasian water shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lecythidaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Barringtonia	Neomys
Species	Barringtonia edulis	Neomys fodiens

Conservation Status

Cutnut

DD — Data Deficient

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cutnut	Eurasian water shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cutnut

Habitat

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

Eurasian water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.