Eurasian Least Shrew vs Flat Wrack

Sorex minutissimus compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Soricidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Sorex	Fucus
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Least Shrew	Flat Wrack
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.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).