Foxtail copperleaf vs Long-clawed Shrew

Acalypha alopecuroidea compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Foxtail copperleaf Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Malpighiales (Malpighiales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Euphorbiaceae Soricidae
Genus Acalypha Sorex
Species Acalypha alopecuroidea Sorex unguiculatus

Conservation Status

Foxtail copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Foxtail copperleaf Long-clawed Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foxtail copperleaf

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Samoa, and United States.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail copperleaf

No description available.

Long-clawed Shrew

No description available.

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