Eurasian Least Shrew vs Nutmeg

Sorex minutissimus compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Eurasian Least Shrew is Least Concern while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Soricidae	Myristicaceae
Genus	Sorex	Myristica
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Least Shrew	Nutmeg
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.

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).