Australian redcedar vs Ornate Shrew

Toona ciliata compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Australian redcedar Ornate Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Meliaceae Soricidae
Genus Toona Sorex
Species Toona ciliata Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Australian redcedar

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Australian redcedar Ornate Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian redcedar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (Afghanistan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Australian redcedar

The Australian redcedar (Toona ciliata) is a species in the genus Toona. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found.

Ornate Shrew

No description available.

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