Eurasian Least Shrew vs Pitilla

Sorex minutissimus compared with Yucca endlichiana

Key Differences

• Eurasian Least Shrew is Least Concern while Pitilla is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	Pitilla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Soricidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Sorex	Yucca
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Yucca endlichiana

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pitilla

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Least Shrew	Pitilla
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.

Pitilla

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.