alpine bearberry vs Ornate Shrew

Arctostaphylos alpinus compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• alpine bearberry is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine bearberry	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ericaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Sorex
Species	Arctostaphylos alpinus	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

alpine bearberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine bearberry	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine bearberry

The Alpine bearberry (Arctostaphylos alpinus) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Norway.