Lesser White-toothed Shrew vs Small Beech Pigmy

Crocidura suaveolens compared with Stigmella tityrella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser White-toothed Shrew	Small Beech Pigmy
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Nepticulidae
Genus	Crocidura	Stigmella
Species	Crocidura suaveolens	Stigmella tityrella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Small Beech Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser White-toothed Shrew	Small Beech Pigmy
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).

Small Beech Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway