Long-clawed Shrew vs long yam

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Soricidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Sorex	Dioscorea
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

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