Eurasian Least Shrew vs Silver Lime

Sorex minutissimus compared with Tilia tomentosa

Key Differences

• Eurasian Least Shrew is Least Concern while Silver Lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	Silver Lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Sorex	Tilia
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Tilia tomentosa

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Silver Lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Least Shrew	Silver Lime
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.

Silver Lime

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden