Exposed sun beetle vs Long-clawed Shrew

Amara apricaria compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Exposed sun beetle	Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Carabidae	Soricidae
Genus	Amara	Sorex
Species	Amara apricaria	Sorex unguiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Exposed sun beetle and Long-clawed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Exposed sun beetle

LC — Least Concern

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Exposed sun beetle	Long-clawed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Exposed sun beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.