Basil Balm vs Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Clinopodium acinos compared with Solisorex pearsoni

Key Differences

• Basil Balm is Least Concern while Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basil Balm	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lamiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Clinopodium	Solisorex
Species	Clinopodium acinos	Solisorex pearsoni

Conservation Status

Basil Balm

LC — Least Concern

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Basil Balm	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Basil Balm

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Basil Balm

The Basil Balm (Clinopodium acinos) is a species in the genus Clinopodium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.