Long-clawed Shrew vs Thyme-Leaf Sandwort

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Arenaria serpyllifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Thyme-Leaf Sandwort
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Sorex	Arenaria
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Arenaria serpyllifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-clawed Shrew and Thyme-Leaf Sandwort share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Thyme-Leaf Sandwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Thyme-Leaf Sandwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thyme-Leaf Sandwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).