Long-clawed Shrew vs Stinking chamomile

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

  • Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Long-clawed Shrew Stinking chamomile
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 Anthemis
Species Sorex unguiculatus Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Long-clawed Shrew Stinking chamomile
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Long-clawed Shrew

No description available.

Stinking chamomile

No description available.

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