Long-clawed Shrew vs Small White Aster

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Symphyotrichum racemosum

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Small White Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Small White Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sorex	Symphyotrichum
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Symphyotrichum racemosum

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Small White Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Small White Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small White Aster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, and United States.