Long-clawed Shrew vs Milky Box

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Lophostemon lactifluus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Milky Box
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Soricidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Sorex	Lophostemon
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Lophostemon lactifluus

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Milky Box

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Milky Box

Habitat

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