Eurasian Least Shrew vs False Dotted Border

Sorex minutissimus compared with Belenois thysa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	False Dotted Border
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Pieridae
Genus	Sorex	Belenois
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Belenois thysa

Evolutionary Relationship

Eurasian Least Shrew and False Dotted Border share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Least Shrew	False Dotted Border
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eurasian Least Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.