Dense Silky-bent vs Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Apera interrupta compared with Solisorex pearsoni

Key Differences

• Dense Silky-bent is Near Threatened while Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dense Silky-bent	Pearson's 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	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Apera	Solisorex
Species	Apera interrupta	Solisorex pearsoni

Conservation Status

Dense Silky-bent

NT — Near Threatened

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dense Silky-bent	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dense Silky-bent

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.