Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew vs Sickle Medick

Solisorex pearsoni compared with Medicago falcata

Key Differences

• Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew is Endangered while Sickle Medick is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew	Sickle Medick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Solisorex	Medicago
Species	Solisorex pearsoni	Medicago falcata

Conservation Status

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

EN — Endangered

Sickle Medick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew	Sickle Medick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sickle Medick

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).