Long-clawed Shrew vs Small red slender

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Caloptilia rufipennella

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Small red slender is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Small red slender
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Sorex	Caloptilia
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Caloptilia rufipennella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Small red slender

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small red slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).