Long-clawed Shrew vs Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Coendou speratus

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Sorex	Coendou
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Coendou speratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-clawed Shrew and Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.