Lesser White-toothed Shrew vs Prickly Heath

Crocidura suaveolens compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Lesser White-toothed Shrew is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser White-toothed Shrew	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Gaultheria
Species	Crocidura suaveolens	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser White-toothed Shrew	Prickly Heath
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).

Prickly Heath

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom