Long-clawed Shrew vs Low Cyperus

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Cyperus diandrus

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Low Cyperus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Low Cyperus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Sorex	Cyperus
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Cyperus diandrus

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Low Cyperus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Low Cyperus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Low Cyperus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.