Eurasian Least Shrew vs ground-pine

Sorex minutissimus compared with Ajuga chamaepitys

Key Differences

• Eurasian Least Shrew is Least Concern while ground-pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	ground-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Ajuga
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Ajuga chamaepitys

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

ground-pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Least Shrew	ground-pine
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.

ground-pine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden