Long-clawed Shrew vs Mexican Muhly

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Muhlenbergia mexicana

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Mexican Muhly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Mexican Muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sorex	Muhlenbergia
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Muhlenbergia mexicana

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Muhly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Mexican Muhly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Muhly

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).