Eurasian Least Shrew vs Spiny Threadwort

Sorex minutissimus compared with Cephaloziella spinigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	Spiny Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Soricidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Sorex	Cephaloziella
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Cephaloziella spinigera

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Least Shrew	Spiny Threadwort
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.

Spiny Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden