Long-clawed Shrew vs Plaster beetle

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Cartodere constricta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Plaster beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Latridiidae
Genus	Sorex	Cartodere
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Cartodere constricta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Plaster beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Plaster beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plaster beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).