Common Cuckoo vs Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Cuculus canorus compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Key Differences

• Common Cuckoo is Near Threatened while Lesser White-toothed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Cuckoo	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Aves (kuş)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Cuculiformes (Guguksular)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cuculidae	Soricidae
Genus	Cuculus	Crocidura
Species	Cuculus canorus	Crocidura suaveolens

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Cuckoo and Lesser White-toothed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Kordalılar)

Conservation Status

Common Cuckoo

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Cuckoo	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Cuckoo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).

Common Cuckoo

Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia