Long-clawed Shrew vs snowshoe hare

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Lepus americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	snowshoe hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Soricidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Sorex	Lepus
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Lepus americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-clawed Shrew and snowshoe hare share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

snowshoe hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	snowshoe hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

snowshoe hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.