Mellet's Downy-back vs North American least shrew

Ophonus melletii compared with Cryptotis parva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mellet's Downy-back	North American least shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Carabidae	Soricidae
Genus	Ophonus	Cryptotis
Species	Ophonus melletii	Cryptotis parva

Evolutionary Relationship

Mellet's Downy-back and North American least shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mellet's Downy-back

LC — Least Concern

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mellet's Downy-back	North American least shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mellet's Downy-back

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

North American least shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.