arctic cinquefoil vs Ornate Shrew

Potentilla hyparctica compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• arctic cinquefoil is Vulnerable while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic cinquefoil	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Potentilla	Sorex
Species	Potentilla hyparctica	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

arctic cinquefoil

VU — Vulnerable

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic cinquefoil	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arctic cinquefoil

The Arctic cinquefoil (Potentilla hyparctica) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.