Long-clawed Shrew vs Roman nettle

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Urtica pilulifera

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Roman nettle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Roman nettle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Urticaceae
Genus	Sorex	Urtica
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Urtica pilulifera

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Roman nettle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Roman nettle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Roman nettle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (United States).