Long-clawed Shrew vs slender facelina

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Facelina auriculata

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while slender facelina is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	slender facelina
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)
Family	Soricidae	Facelinidae
Genus	Sorex	Facelina
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Facelina auriculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

slender facelina

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	slender facelina
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender facelina

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.