Blake'S Aster vs Ornate Shrew

Oclemena blakei compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Blake'S Aster is Extinct while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blake'S Aster	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Oclemena	Sorex
Species	Oclemena blakei	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Blake'S Aster

EX — Extinct

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blake'S Aster	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blake'S Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blake'S Aster

The Blake'S Aster (Oclemena blakei) is a species in the genus Oclemena. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.