musaraigne pygmée vs Harmless Serotine

Sorex hoyi compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• musaraigne pygmée is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	musaraigne pygmée	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Sorex	Eptesicus
Species	Sorex hoyi	Eptesicus innoxius

Evolutionary Relationship

musaraigne pygmée and Harmless Serotine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

musaraigne pygmée

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	musaraigne pygmée	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

musaraigne pygmée

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

musaraigne pygmée

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.