Long-clawed Shrew vs Northern Dropseed

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Sporobolus heterolepis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Northern Dropseed
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	Sporobolus
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Sporobolus heterolepis

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Northern Dropseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Dropseed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.