Long-clawed Shrew vs Love Apple

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Paris polyphylla

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Love Apple is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Love Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Soricidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Paris
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Paris polyphylla

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Love Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Love Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.