Eurasian Least Shrew vs Flowering Currant

Sorex minutissimus compared with Ribes sanguineum

Key Differences

• Eurasian Least Shrew is Least Concern while Flowering Currant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	Flowering Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Soricidae	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Sorex	Ribes
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Ribes sanguineum

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Flowering Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Least Shrew	Flowering Currant
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.

Flowering Currant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden