Long-clawed Shrew vs Thicket Groundling

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Gelechia scotinella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Thicket Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Sorex	Gelechia
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Gelechia scotinella

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-clawed Shrew and Thicket Groundling share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Thicket Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Thicket Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thicket Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.