Long-clawed Shrew vs Marsh tick

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Ixodes apronophorus

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Marsh tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Marsh tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Soricidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Sorex	Ixodes
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Ixodes apronophorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-clawed Shrew and Marsh tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Marsh tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Marsh tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Sweden.