Devil'S Shoestring vs Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Polygonum erectum compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Key Differences

• Devil'S Shoestring is Not Evaluated while Lesser White-toothed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Shoestring	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Polygonaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Polygonum	Crocidura
Species	Polygonum erectum	Crocidura suaveolens

Conservation Status

Devil'S Shoestring

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Shoestring	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Shoestring

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).