Ball's willow vs Ornate Shrew

Salix ballii compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Ball's willow is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ball's 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 ballii	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Ball's willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ball's willow	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ball's willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ball's willow

The Ball's willow (Salix ballii) is a species in the genus Salix. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.