Long-clawed Shrew vs Mountain yam

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Soricidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Sorex	Dioscorea
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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