Eurasian Least Shrew vs Pale Corn Clothes

Sorex minutissimus compared with Nemapogon variatella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	Pale Corn Clothes
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tineidae
Genus	Sorex	Nemapogon
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Nemapogon variatella

Evolutionary Relationship

Eurasian Least Shrew and Pale Corn Clothes share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pale Corn Clothes

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Least Shrew	Pale Corn Clothes
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.

Pale Corn Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden