Long-clawed Shrew vs Silverfish

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Soricidae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Sorex	Ctenolepisma
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Silverfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (United States).