Long-clawed Shrew vs Papua ebony

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Diospyros insularis

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Papua ebony is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Papua ebony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Sorex	Diospyros
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Diospyros insularis

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Papua ebony

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Papua ebony

Habitat

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