Long-clawed Shrew vs Strange Skate

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Notoraja inusitata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Strange Skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Sorex	Notoraja
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Notoraja inusitata

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-clawed Shrew and Strange Skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Strange Skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Strange Skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Strange Skate