Lesser White-toothed Shrew vs small square-spot

Crocidura suaveolens compared with Diarsia rubi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser White-toothed Shrew	small square-spot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Crocidura	Diarsia
Species	Crocidura suaveolens	Diarsia rubi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

small square-spot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser White-toothed Shrew	small square-spot
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 square-spot

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