Eurasian Least Shrew vs wild madder

Sorex minutissimus compared with Rubia peregrina

Key Differences

• Eurasian Least Shrew is Least Concern while wild madder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	wild madder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Soricidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Rubia
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Rubia peregrina

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

wild madder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Least Shrew	wild madder
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.

wild madder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden