Adam's-needle vs Long-clawed Shrew

Yucca flaccida compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adam's-needle	Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asparagaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Yucca	Sorex
Species	Yucca flaccida	Sorex unguiculatus

Conservation Status

Adam's-needle

LC — Least Concern

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adam's-needle	Long-clawed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adam's-needle

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Canada.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Adam's-needle

The Adam's-needle (Yucca flaccida) is a species in the genus Yucca. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes, found across Belgium and Canada.