Long-clawed Shrew vs Mousepee Pinkgill

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Entoloma incanum

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Mousepee Pinkgill is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Mousepee Pinkgill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Entolomataceae
Genus	Sorex	Entoloma
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Entoloma incanum

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mousepee Pinkgill

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mousepee Pinkgill

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.