Long-clawed Shrew vs Pitilla

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Yucca endlichiana

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Pitilla is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Pitilla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Soricidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Sorex	Yucca
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Yucca endlichiana

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pitilla

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Pitilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitilla

Habitat

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