Devil'S Paintbrush vs Eurasian water shrew

Pilosella aurantiaca compared with Neomys fodiens

Key Differences

  • Devil'S Paintbrush is Least Concern while Eurasian water shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Devil'S Paintbrush Eurasian water shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Soricidae
Genus Pilosella Neomys
Species Pilosella aurantiaca Neomys fodiens

Conservation Status

Devil'S Paintbrush

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Devil'S Paintbrush Eurasian water shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Paintbrush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Devil'S Paintbrush

No description available.

Eurasian water shrew

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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