Eurasian water shrew vs glaucous cotoneaster

Neomys fodiens compared with Cotoneaster glaucophyllus

Key Differences

• Eurasian water shrew is Endangered while glaucous cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian water shrew	glaucous cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Neomys	Cotoneaster
Species	Neomys fodiens	Cotoneaster glaucophyllus

Conservation Status

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

glaucous cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian water shrew	glaucous cotoneaster
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.

glaucous cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (United Kingdom), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.