Large Yellow-face Bee vs Long-clawed Shrew

Hylaeus signatus compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Key Differences

• Large Yellow-face Bee is Near Threatened while Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Yellow-face Bee	Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Colletidae	Soricidae
Genus	Hylaeus	Sorex
Species	Hylaeus signatus	Sorex unguiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Yellow-face Bee and Long-clawed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Yellow-face Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Yellow-face Bee	Long-clawed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Yellow-face Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.