Eurasian Least Shrew vs Roughback Whipray

Sorex minutissimus compared with Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Key Differences

• Eurasian Least Shrew is Least Concern while Roughback Whipray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	Roughback Whipray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Sorex	Fluvitrygon
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Evolutionary Relationship

Eurasian Least Shrew and Roughback Whipray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Roughback Whipray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Least Shrew	Roughback Whipray
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.

Roughback Whipray