Musaraña de Arizona vs Nutria

Sorex arizonae compared with Lutra lutra

Key Differences

Musaraña de Arizona is Least Concern while Nutria is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Musaraña de Arizona	Nutria
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Soricidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Sorex	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Sorex arizonae	Lutra lutra

Evolutionary Relationship

Musaraña de Arizona and Nutria share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Vista Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

Musaraña de Arizona

LC — Least Concern

Nutria

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Musaraña de Arizona	Nutria
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	10 years
Average Length	—	1.0 m
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Musaraña de Arizona

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nutria

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Musaraña de Arizona

The Arizona Shrew, Sorex arizonae, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mustelido semiacuático de cuerpo esbelto que habita a lo largo de ríos limpios, arroyos y costas de Europa y Asia. La nutria europea (Lutra lutra) puede alcanzar 1,3 metros de longitud y es una cazadora de peces altamente habilidosa, utilizando bigotes sensibles para detectar los movimientos de sus presas. Al requerir aguas no contaminadas con abundancia de peces, es una especie indicadora de la salud de los ecosistemas de agua dulce. Casi extinta en Europa Occidental por la caza y la contaminación, las poblaciones se han recuperado significativamente tras las mejoras en la calidad del agua.