Long-clawed Shrew vs Thick-billed Fox Sparrow

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Passerella megarhyncha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Thick-billed Fox Sparrow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Passerellidae
Genus	Sorex	Passerella
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Passerella megarhyncha

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-clawed Shrew and Thick-billed Fox Sparrow share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Thick-billed Fox Sparrow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Thick-billed Fox Sparrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thick-billed Fox Sparrow

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.