Long-clawed Shrew vs Pigeon Flea

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Ceratophyllus columbae

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Pigeon Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Pigeon Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Soricidae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Sorex	Ceratophyllus
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Ceratophyllus columbae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pigeon Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Pigeon Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pigeon Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).