Eurasian water shrew vs hooked-pepperwort

Neomys fodiens compared with Marsilea vestita

Key Differences

• Eurasian water shrew is Endangered while hooked-pepperwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian water shrew	hooked-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 vestita

Conservation Status

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

hooked-pepperwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian water shrew	hooked-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.

hooked-pepperwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.