Long-clawed Shrew vs pharaoh ant

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Monomorium pharaonis

Key Differences

  • Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while pharaoh ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Long-clawed Shrew pharaoh ant
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Soricidae Formicidae
Genus Sorex Monomorium
Species Sorex unguiculatus Monomorium pharaonis

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-clawed Shrew and pharaoh ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

pharaoh ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Long-clawed Shrew pharaoh ant
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pharaoh ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Long-clawed Shrew

No description available.

pharaoh ant

No description available.

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