Long-clawed Shrew vs Thrip

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Thrip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Thrip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Soricidae	Thripidae
Genus	Sorex	Hercinothrips
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Thrip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).