groundhog vs Long-clawed Shrew

Marmota monax compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	groundhog	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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Soricidae
Genus	Marmota	Sorex
Species	Marmota monax	Sorex unguiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

groundhog

LC — Least Concern

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	groundhog	Long-clawed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

groundhog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.