Eurasian water shrew vs mountain-pepper

Neomys fodiens compared with Litsea cubeba

Key Differences

• Eurasian water shrew is Endangered while mountain-pepper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian water shrew	mountain-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Soricidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Neomys	Litsea
Species	Neomys fodiens	Litsea cubeba

Conservation Status

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

mountain-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian water shrew	mountain-pepper
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.

mountain-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.