Long-clawed Shrew vs

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Nitzschia flexa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Soricidae	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Sorex	Nitzschia
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Nitzschia flexa

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Nitzschia flexa is a pennate diatom (class Bacillariophyceae) with a characteristically curved or bent raphe system that gives the genus its distinctive appearance. It inhabits freshwater to brackish environments and contributes to benthic and planktonic algal communities. As a photosynthetic microalga, it plays a foundational role in aquatic food webs and primary production.