Eurasian pygmy shrew vs Marsh fleabane

Sorex minutus compared with Pluchea carolinensis

Key Differences

• Eurasian pygmy shrew is Vulnerable while Marsh fleabane is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian pygmy shrew	Marsh fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)	Asterales (อันดับทานตะวัน)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sorex	Pluchea
Species	Sorex minutus	Pluchea carolinensis

Conservation Status

Eurasian pygmy shrew

VU — Vulnerable

Marsh fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian pygmy shrew	Marsh fleabane
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.

Marsh fleabane

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries).

Eurasian pygmy shrew

Eurasian pygmy shrew (Sorex minutus) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.