Long-clawed Shrew vs small notchwort

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Lophozia ascendens

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while small notchwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	small notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Soricidae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Sorex	Lophozia
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Lophozia ascendens

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

small notchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	small notchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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