Eurasian Least Shrew vs Prickly Heath

Sorex minutissimus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Eurasian Least Shrew is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Sorex	Gaultheria
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Least Shrew	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden