Eurasian Least Shrew vs New Guinean Quoll

Sorex minutissimus compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Eurasian Least Shrew is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Soricidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Sorex	Dasyurus
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eurasian Least Shrew and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Least Shrew	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eurasian Least Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.