Eurasian Least Shrew vs Spanish Gorse

Sorex minutissimus compared with Genista hispanica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	Spanish Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sorex	Genista
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Genista hispanica

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Gorse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Least Shrew	Spanish Gorse
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.

Spanish Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.