Eurasian Least Shrew vs Great Fen Sedge Rust

Sorex minutissimus compared with Puccinia cladii

Key Differences

• Eurasian Least Shrew is Least Concern while Great Fen Sedge Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	Great Fen Sedge Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Soricidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Sorex	Puccinia
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Puccinia cladii

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Great Fen Sedge Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Least Shrew	Great Fen Sedge Rust
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.

Great Fen Sedge Rust