Eurasian Least Shrew vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Sorex minutissimus compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Eurasian Least Shrew is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Sorex	Nephelomys
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Nephelomys moerex

Evolutionary Relationship

Eurasian Least Shrew and Gray-bellied Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Least Shrew	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
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.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.