Long-clawed Shrew vs Orange Pinwheel

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Marasmius siccus

Key Differences

  • Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Orange Pinwheel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Long-clawed Shrew Orange Pinwheel
Kingdom Animalia (สัตว์) Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Soricidae Marasmiaceae
Genus Sorex Marasmius
Species Sorex unguiculatus Marasmius siccus

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Orange Pinwheel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Long-clawed Shrew Orange Pinwheel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Pinwheel

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Long-clawed Shrew

No description available.

Orange Pinwheel

No description available.

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