gratiola vs Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Gratiola officinalis compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Key Differences

• gratiola is Critically Endangered while Lesser White-toothed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gratiola	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Plantaginaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Gratiola	Crocidura
Species	Gratiola officinalis	Crocidura suaveolens

Conservation Status

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France