Long-clawed Shrew vs Thin-leaved Centaury

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Centaurea leptophylla

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Thin-leaved Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Thin-leaved Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sorex	Centaurea
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Centaurea leptophylla

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Thin-leaved Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Thin-leaved Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thin-leaved Centaury

Habitat

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