Eurasian Least Shrew vs Murex

Sorex minutissimus compared with Medicago murex

Key Differences

• Eurasian Least Shrew is Least Concern while Murex is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	Murex
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sorex	Medicago
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Medicago murex

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Murex

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Least Shrew	Murex
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.

Murex

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden