Long-clawed Shrew vs Mule Grass

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Bouteloua americana

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Mule Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Mule Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sorex	Bouteloua
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Bouteloua americana

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mule Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Mule Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mule Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela.