Long-clawed Shrew vs

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Micarea lithinella

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Soricidae	Byssolomataceae
Genus	Sorex	Micarea
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Micarea lithinella

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Micarea lithinella is a small crustose lichen with a pale granular thallus forming minute apothecia on rock surfaces. It inhabits siliceous rock faces and stone walls in cool temperate and montane environments across Europe. This lichen colonizes bare, acidic rock surfaces and weathered mineral substrates.