Eurasian Least Shrew vs Spotted Spreadwing

Sorex minutissimus compared with Lestes congener

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	Spotted Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Lestidae
Genus	Sorex	Lestes
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Lestes congener

Evolutionary Relationship

Eurasian Least Shrew and Spotted Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Least Shrew	Spotted Spreadwing
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.

Spotted Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.