Eurasian Least Shrew vs Spruce s rustwort

Sorex minutissimus compared with Marsupella sprucei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	Spruce s rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Soricidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Sorex	Marsupella
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Marsupella sprucei

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Spruce s rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Least Shrew	Spruce s rustwort
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.

Spruce s rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden