Eurasian water shrew vs false pepperwort

Neomys fodiens compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

• Eurasian water shrew is Endangered while false pepperwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian water shrew	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Soricidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Neomys	Marsilea
Species	Neomys fodiens	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian water shrew	false pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eurasian water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

Eurasian water shrew

Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.