Eurasian pygmy shrew vs tiny door snail

Sorex minutus compared with Clausilia rugosa

Key Differences

• Eurasian pygmy shrew is Vulnerable while tiny door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian pygmy shrew	tiny door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Soricidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Sorex	Clausilia
Species	Sorex minutus	Clausilia rugosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Eurasian pygmy shrew and tiny door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eurasian pygmy shrew

VU — Vulnerable

tiny door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian pygmy shrew	tiny door snail
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.

tiny door snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway