Long-clawed Shrew vs Pale Panicgrass

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Dichanthelium xanthophysum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Pale Panicgrass
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	Dichanthelium
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Dichanthelium xanthophysum

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pale Panicgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Panicgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.