Eurasian Least Shrew vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Sorex minutissimus compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• Eurasian Least Shrew is Least Concern while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Soricidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Sorex	Urocystis
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Least Shrew	False Oat-Grass Smut
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 Oat-Grass Smut