August-Lily vs Ornate Shrew

Hosta plantaginea compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• August-Lily is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	August-Lily	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asparagaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hosta	Sorex
Species	Hosta plantaginea	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

August-Lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	August-Lily	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

August-Lily

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

August-Lily

The August-Lily (Hosta plantaginea) is a species in the genus Hosta. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.