Long-clawed Shrew vs Mountain Clouded Yellow

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Colias phicomone

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Mountain Clouded Yellow is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Mountain Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Pieridae
Genus	Sorex	Colias
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Colias phicomone

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-clawed Shrew and Mountain Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Clouded Yellow

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Mountain Clouded Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.