Long-clawed Shrew vs Tape grass

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Vallisneria spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Long-clawed Shrew Tape grass
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family Soricidae Hydrocharitaceae
Genus Sorex Vallisneria
Species Sorex unguiculatus Vallisneria spiralis

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Tape grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Long-clawed Shrew Tape grass
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tape grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, Jamaica, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Long-clawed Shrew

No description available.

Tape grass

No description available.

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