Long-clawed Shrew vs Sand Saffron

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Colchicum arenarium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Sand Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Soricidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Sorex	Colchicum
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Colchicum arenarium

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Sand Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Sand Saffron
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Saffron

Habitat

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