Eurasian Least Shrew vs Gorse Lacebug

Sorex minutissimus compared with Dictyonota strichnocera

Key Differences

• Eurasian Least Shrew is Least Concern while Gorse Lacebug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	Gorse Lacebug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Soricidae	Tingidae
Genus	Sorex	Dictyonota
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Dictyonota strichnocera

Evolutionary Relationship

Eurasian Least Shrew and Gorse Lacebug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Gorse Lacebug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Least Shrew	Gorse Lacebug
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.

Gorse Lacebug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.