Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew vs slender thistle

Solisorex pearsoni compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew is Endangered while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Solisorex	Carduus
Species	Solisorex pearsoni	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

EN — Endangered

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.