Kerville's Featherleg vs Laxmann's Shrew

Platycnemis kervillei compared with Sorex caecutiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kerville's Featherleg	Laxmann's Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Platycnemididae	Soricidae
Genus	Platycnemis	Sorex
Species	Platycnemis kervillei	Sorex caecutiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Kerville's Featherleg and Laxmann's Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Kerville's Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Laxmann's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kerville's Featherleg	Laxmann's Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kerville's Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Laxmann's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.