Long-clawed Shrew vs Scaly Tooth

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Sarcodon squamosus

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Scaly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Scaly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Fungi (فطر)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)
Order	Soricomorpha (زبابيات الشكل)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Soricidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Sorex	Sarcodon
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Sarcodon squamosus

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Scaly Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.