vs North American least shrew

Hemiselmis amylifera compared with Cryptotis parva

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while North American least shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		North American least shrew
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cryptophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Chroomonadaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hemiselmis	Cryptotis
Species	Hemiselmis amylifera	Cryptotis parva

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		North American least shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

North American least shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hemiselmis amylifera is a small, biflagellate cryptophyte alga found in marine and brackish coastal waters. Like other members of the genus Hemiselmis, it contains phycobiliprotein pigments and is a component of nanoplankton communities.