Long-clawed Shrew vs Sedge Sprite

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Nehalennia irene

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Long-clawed Shrew Sedge Sprite
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Soricidae Coenagrionidae
Genus Sorex Nehalennia
Species Sorex unguiculatus Nehalennia irene

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Sedge Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Long-clawed Shrew Sedge Sprite
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sedge Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Long-clawed Shrew

No description available.

Sedge Sprite

No description available.

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