Common Oak vs Eurasian Least Shrew

Quercus robur compared with Sorex minutissimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Oak	Eurasian Least Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (पादप)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Fagales (फ़ैगालीस)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Quercus (Oaks)	Sorex
Species	Quercus robur	Sorex minutissimus

Conservation Status

Common Oak

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Oak	Eurasian Least Shrew
Diet	Autotroph	—
Average Lifespan	1000 years	—
Average Length	25.0 m	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Oak

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Armenia, India), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Eurasian Least Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Common Oak

One of Europe's most important and widespread deciduous trees, the pedunculate oak can live over 1,000 years, reach 40 meters, and support the greatest biodiversity of any European tree species — over 2,300 species of insects, fungi, lichens, mosses, and birds directly depend on mature oaks. Found across Europe to western Asia in temperate forests, its hard, durable wood has been foundational to shipbuilding, architecture, and barrel making throughout history.