Bourgeau's nutrush vs Long-clawed Shrew

Scleria bourgeaui compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bourgeau's nutrush Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Poales (Grasses) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Cyperaceae Soricidae
Genus Scleria Sorex
Species Scleria bourgeaui Sorex unguiculatus

Conservation Status

Bourgeau's nutrush

LC — Least Concern

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bourgeau's nutrush Long-clawed Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bourgeau's nutrush

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bourgeau's nutrush

The Bourgeau's Nutrush (Scleria bourgeaui) is a species in the genus Scleria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Long-clawed Shrew

No description available.

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