Long-clawed Shrew vs Many-Stalked Spike-Rush

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Eleocharis multicaulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Many-Stalked Spike-Rush
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	Eleocharis
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Eleocharis multicaulis

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Many-Stalked Spike-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Many-Stalked Spike-Rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Many-Stalked Spike-Rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.