Eurasian pygmy shrew vs four-leaf devil-pepper

Sorex minutus compared with Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Key Differences

• Eurasian pygmy shrew is Vulnerable while four-leaf devil-pepper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian pygmy shrew	four-leaf devil-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Gentianales (リンドウ目)
Family	Soricidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Sorex	Rauvolfia
Species	Sorex minutus	Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Conservation Status

Eurasian pygmy shrew

VU — Vulnerable

four-leaf devil-pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian pygmy shrew	four-leaf devil-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

four-leaf devil-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Colombia, India, and Taiwan.

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。