Floating Bur-Reed vs Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Solisorex pearsoni

Key Differences

• Floating Bur-Reed is Least Concern while Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	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	Typhaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Sparganium	Solisorex
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Solisorex pearsoni

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.