Eurasian Least Shrew vs Hepatica

Sorex minutissimus compared with Hepatica nobilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	Hepatica
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Soricidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Sorex	Hepatica
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Hepatica nobilis

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Hepatica

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Least Shrew	Hepatica
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.

Hepatica

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden