Laxmann's Shrew vs Waved Pincertail

Sorex caecutiens compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

  • Laxmann's Shrew is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Laxmann's Shrew Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Soricidae Gomphidae
Genus Sorex Onychogomphus
Species Sorex caecutiens Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Laxmann's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Laxmann's Shrew Waved Pincertail
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Laxmann's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Laxmann's Shrew

No description available.

Waved Pincertail

No description available.

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