Long-clawed Shrew vs Marsh Valerian

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Valeriana sitchensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Marsh Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Soricidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Sorex	Valeriana
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Valeriana sitchensis

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Valerian

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Valerian

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.