Eurasian Least Shrew vs Weld

Sorex minutissimus compared with Reseda luteola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	Weld
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Soricidae	Resedaceae
Genus	Sorex	Reseda
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Reseda luteola

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Weld

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Least Shrew	Weld
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.

Weld

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).