Long-clawed Shrew vs Seneca Root

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Polygala senega

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Seneca Root is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Seneca Root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Polygalaceae
Genus	Sorex	Polygala
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Polygala senega

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Seneca Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Seneca Root
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seneca Root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Japan, and United States.