Long-clawed Shrew vs Vahl's cinquefoil

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Potentilla vahliana

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Vahl's cinquefoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Vahl's cinquefoil
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 vahliana

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Vahl's cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Vahl's cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vahl's cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.