Common Blue vs Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Polyommatus icarus compared with Solisorex pearsoni

Key Differences

• Common Blue is Least Concern while Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Blue	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lycaenidae	Soricidae
Genus	Polyommatus	Solisorex
Species	Polyommatus icarus	Solisorex pearsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Blue and Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Blue

LC — Least Concern

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Blue	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Blue

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus), Europe (40 countries), and North America (United States).

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Blue

Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.