Long-clawed Shrew vs Mottled Marble

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Bactra furfurana

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Mottled Marble is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Mottled Marble
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Sorex	Bactra
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Bactra furfurana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mottled Marble

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mottled Marble

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.