Long-clawed Shrew vs Obscure Cotoneaster

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Cotoneaster obscurus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Obscure Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Sorex	Cotoneaster
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Cotoneaster obscurus

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Obscure Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Obscure Cotoneaster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.