Lamp Rush vs Long-clawed Shrew

Juncus decipiens compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lamp Rush	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	Juncaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Juncus	Sorex
Species	Juncus decipiens	Sorex unguiculatus

Conservation Status

Lamp Rush

LC — Least Concern

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lamp Rush	Long-clawed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lamp Rush

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.