Eurasian Least Shrew vs Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Sorex minutissimus compared with Cardiocranius paradoxus

Key Differences

• Eurasian Least Shrew is Least Concern while Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Least Shrew	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Soricidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Sorex	Cardiocranius
Species	Sorex minutissimus	Cardiocranius paradoxus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eurasian Least Shrew and Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Least Shrew	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
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.

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.