Gray-backed Tern vs Long-clawed Shrew

Onychoprion lunatus compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-backed Tern	Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Laridae	Soricidae
Genus	Onychoprion	Sorex
Species	Onychoprion lunatus	Sorex unguiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-backed Tern and Long-clawed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-backed Tern

LC — Least Concern

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-backed Tern	Long-clawed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-backed Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.