Gray Spiny Mouse vs Long-clawed Shrew

Acomys cineraceus compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Spiny Mouse	Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Soricidae
Genus	Acomys	Sorex
Species	Acomys cineraceus	Sorex unguiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Spiny Mouse and Long-clawed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Spiny Mouse	Long-clawed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.