Long-clawed Shrew vs Three-Spotted Pink

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Dianthus tripunctatus

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Three-Spotted Pink is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Three-Spotted Pink
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Sorex	Dianthus
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Dianthus tripunctatus

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Three-Spotted Pink

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Three-Spotted Pink
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-Spotted Pink

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and United States.