Long-clawed Shrew vs tiger quoll

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Dasyurus maculatus

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while tiger quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	tiger quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Soricidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Sorex	Dasyurus
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Dasyurus maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-clawed Shrew and tiger quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

tiger quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	tiger quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tiger quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.