Five-spot Burnet vs North American least shrew

Zygaena trifolii compared with Cryptotis parva

Key Differences

• Five-spot Burnet is Not Evaluated while North American least shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-spot Burnet	North American least shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Zygaenidae	Soricidae
Genus	Zygaena	Cryptotis
Species	Zygaena trifolii	Cryptotis parva

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-spot Burnet and North American least shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Five-spot Burnet

NE — Not Evaluated

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-spot Burnet	North American least shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-spot Burnet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland.

North American least shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.