Eurasian pygmy shrew vs mersawa

Sorex minutus compared with Anisoptera costata

Key Differences

• Eurasian pygmy shrew is Vulnerable while mersawa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian pygmy shrew	mersawa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Sorex	Anisoptera
Species	Sorex minutus	Anisoptera costata

Conservation Status

Eurasian pygmy shrew

VU — Vulnerable

mersawa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian pygmy shrew	mersawa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eurasian pygmy shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

mersawa

Habitat

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

Eurasian pygmy shrew

Eurasian pygmy shrew (Sorex minutus) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.