Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Eurasian pygmy shrew

Anarta myrtilli compared with Sorex minutus

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Eurasian pygmy shrew is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Eurasian pygmy shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)
Family	Noctuidae	Soricidae
Genus	Anarta	Sorex
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Sorex minutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Eurasian pygmy shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian pygmy shrew

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Eurasian pygmy shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Eurasian pygmy shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

The Beautiful Yellow Underwing (Anarta myrtilli) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Eurasian pygmy shrew

コジネズミ（Sorex minutus）はIUCNレッドリストで危急（VU）に分類されています。野生での危機的状況に陥る高いリスクがあり、個体数が減少し、生息地への圧力が増しています。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden