Long-clawed Shrew vs Western Emerald

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Western Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Sorex	Chlorostilbon
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-clawed Shrew and Western Emerald share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Western Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Western Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Emerald

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.