deadly nightshade vs Iberian Shrew

Atropa belladonna compared with Sorex granarius

Key Differences

• deadly nightshade is Near Threatened while Iberian Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	deadly nightshade	Iberian Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Solanaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Atropa	Sorex
Species	Atropa belladonna	Sorex granarius

Conservation Status

deadly nightshade

NT — Near Threatened

Iberian Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	deadly nightshade	Iberian Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

deadly nightshade

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Iberian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.