Long-clawed Shrew vs Mud Dauber

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Sceliphron caementarium

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Mud Dauber is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Mud Dauber
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Sphecidae
Genus	Sorex	Sceliphron
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Sceliphron caementarium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Mud Dauber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).