Eurasian pygmy shrew vs Variable Dancer

Sorex minutus compared with Argia fumipennis

Key Differences

• Eurasian pygmy shrew is Vulnerable while Variable Dancer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian pygmy shrew	Variable Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Odonata (蜻蛉目)
Family	Soricidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Sorex	Argia
Species	Sorex minutus	Argia fumipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Eurasian pygmy shrew and Variable Dancer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Eurasian pygmy shrew

VU — Vulnerable

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian pygmy shrew	Variable Dancer
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.

Variable Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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。