Kamchatka Shrew vs Pavement ant

Sorex camtschatica compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kamchatka Shrew	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Formicidae
Genus	Sorex	Tetramorium
Species	Sorex camtschatica	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

Kamchatka Shrew and Pavement ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Kamchatka Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kamchatka Shrew	Pavement ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kamchatka Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).