alpine draba vs Long-clawed Shrew

Draba alpina compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Key Differences

• alpine draba is Near Threatened while Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine draba	Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Brassicaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Draba	Sorex
Species	Draba alpina	Sorex unguiculatus

Conservation Status

alpine draba

NT — Near Threatened

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine draba	Long-clawed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine draba

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine draba

The Alpine draba (Draba alpina) is a species in the genus Draba. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.