Firecrest vs Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Regulus ignicapilla compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Firecrest	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Regulidae	Soricidae
Genus	Regulus	Crocidura
Species	Regulus ignicapilla	Crocidura suaveolens

Evolutionary Relationship

Firecrest and Lesser White-toothed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Firecrest

LC — Least Concern

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Firecrest	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Firecrest

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).

Firecrest

Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway