Gray-footed Spiny-rat vs Greater white-toothed shrew

Proechimys poliopus compared with Crocidura russula

Key Differences

• Gray-footed Spiny-rat is Vulnerable while Greater white-toothed shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-footed Spiny-rat	Greater white-toothed shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Rodentia (कृंतक)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Echimyidae	Soricidae
Genus	Proechimys	Crocidura
Species	Proechimys poliopus	Crocidura russula

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-footed Spiny-rat and Greater white-toothed shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (स्तनधारी)

Conservation Status

Gray-footed Spiny-rat

VU — Vulnerable

Greater white-toothed shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-footed Spiny-rat	Greater white-toothed shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-footed Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Greater white-toothed shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).