Eurasian pygmy shrew vs Incan shrew opossum

Sorex minutus compared with Lestoros inca

Key Differences

• Eurasian pygmy shrew is Vulnerable while Incan shrew opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian pygmy shrew	Incan shrew opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Paucituberculata (ケノレステス目)
Family	Soricidae	Caenolestidae
Genus	Sorex	Lestoros
Species	Sorex minutus	Lestoros inca

Evolutionary Relationship

Eurasian pygmy shrew and Incan shrew opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Eurasian pygmy shrew

VU — Vulnerable

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian pygmy shrew	Incan shrew opossum
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.

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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。