Long-clawed Shrew vs Shiny Dufourea

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Dufourea minuta

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Shiny Dufourea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Shiny Dufourea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Halictidae
Genus	Sorex	Dufourea
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Dufourea minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Shiny Dufourea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shiny Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.