Ashy Willow vs Ornate Shrew

Salix cinerea compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Willow	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Salicaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Salix	Sorex
Species	Salix cinerea	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Ashy Willow

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Willow	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashy Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ashy Willow

Ashy willow (Salix cinerea) is a species in the genus Salix. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.