Least snoutbean vs Long-clawed Shrew

Rhynchosia minima compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Least snoutbean Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Fabaceae Soricidae
Genus Rhynchosia Sorex
Species Rhynchosia minima Sorex unguiculatus

Conservation Status

Least snoutbean

LC — Least Concern

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Least snoutbean Long-clawed Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Least snoutbean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least snoutbean

No description available.

Long-clawed Shrew

No description available.

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