Long-clawed Shrew vs Onion Earthball

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Soricidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Sorex	Scleroderma
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).