Long-clawed Shrew vs tormentil

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Potentilla erecta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	tormentil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Sorex	Potentilla
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Potentilla erecta

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

tormentil

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tormentil

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.