Eurasian Least Shrew vs Midday Jird

Sorex minutissimus compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	Midday Jird
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sorex	Meriones
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eurasian Least Shrew and Midday Jird share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Least Shrew	Midday Jird
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.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.