American pygmy shrew vs blunt tellin

Sorex hoyi compared with Arcopagia crassa

Key Differences

• American pygmy shrew is Least Concern while blunt tellin is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American pygmy shrew	blunt tellin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Mollusca (moluscos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Soricidae	Tellinidae
Genus	Sorex	Arcopagia
Species	Sorex hoyi	Arcopagia crassa

Evolutionary Relationship

American pygmy shrew and blunt tellin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

American pygmy shrew

LC — Least Concern

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American pygmy shrew	blunt tellin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American pygmy shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

blunt tellin

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

American pygmy shrew

The American pygmy shrew (Sorex hoyi) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

blunt tellin

The Blunt tellin (Arcopagia crassa) is a species in the genus Arcopagia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.