Long-clawed Shrew vs Robbins Spikerush

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Eleocharis robbinsii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Robbins Spikerush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Sorex	Eleocharis
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Eleocharis robbinsii

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Robbins Spikerush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Robbins Spikerush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Robbins Spikerush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.