Lesser White-toothed Shrew vs Maple Button

Crocidura suaveolens compared with Acleris forsskaleana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser White-toothed Shrew	Maple Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Crocidura	Acleris
Species	Crocidura suaveolens	Acleris forsskaleana

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser White-toothed Shrew and Maple Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Maple Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser White-toothed Shrew	Maple Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).

Maple Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway