Greater white-toothed shrew vs Highland Flat-body

Crocidura russula compared with Depressaria silesiaca

Key Differences

• Greater white-toothed shrew is Least Concern while Highland Flat-body is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater white-toothed shrew	Highland Flat-body
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Depressariidae
Genus	Crocidura	Depressaria
Species	Crocidura russula	Depressaria silesiaca

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater white-toothed shrew and Highland Flat-body share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Greater white-toothed shrew

LC — Least Concern

Highland Flat-body

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater white-toothed shrew	Highland Flat-body
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater white-toothed shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Highland Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway