Lesser White-toothed Shrew vs Royal Tern

Crocidura suaveolens compared with Thalasseus maximus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser White-toothed Shrew	Royal Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Laridae
Genus	Crocidura	Thalasseus
Species	Crocidura suaveolens	Thalasseus maximus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser White-toothed Shrew and Royal Tern share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Royal Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser White-toothed Shrew	Royal Tern
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).

Royal Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, Sweden, and Venezuela.

Royal Tern

Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway