Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew vs Spot-tailed Dasher

Solisorex pearsoni compared with Micrathyria aequalis

Key Differences

• Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew is Endangered while Spot-tailed Dasher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew	Spot-tailed Dasher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Solisorex	Micrathyria
Species	Solisorex pearsoni	Micrathyria aequalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew and Spot-tailed Dasher share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

EN — Endangered

Spot-tailed Dasher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew	Spot-tailed Dasher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spot-tailed Dasher

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.